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AA REVIEW Flashcards

1
Q

Essential AA

A

PVT MT HILL
P - Phenylalanine
V - Valine
T - Tryptophan

M - Methionine
T - threonine

H - Histidine (essential for kids less so for adults)
I - Isoleucine
L - Lysine
L - Leucine

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2
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AA us of Glucogenic

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Used to make glucose, product pyruvate

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3
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AA use of ketogenic

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Turned into Kreb’s cycle intermediate, ketone bodies, or fatty acids, if in excess (product = acetylcholine CoA)

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4
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Glucogenic and Ketogenic nonessential AA

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Tyrosine

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5
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Glucogenic and Ketogenic essential AA

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Isoleucine
Phenylalanine
Tryptophan
Threonine

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6
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Ketogenic only AA

A

Essential AA

  • Leucine
  • Lysine
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7
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Valine

A

Nonpolar AA
Essential
Glucogenic only
Branched chain

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8
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Leucine

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Non-polar AA
Essential
Ketogenic only
Branched chain

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9
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Isoleucine

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Nonpolar AA
Essential
Ketogenic and glucogenic
Branched chain

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10
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Phenylalanine

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Nonpolar AA
Essential,
ketogenic and glucogenic
Precursor for tyrosine

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11
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Tryptophan

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Nonpolar AA
Essential
Ketogenic and glucogenic
Precursor for niacin, serotonin, melatonin

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12
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Methionine

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Nonpolar AA
Essential
Glucogenic only
Precursor for cysteine, contain S

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13
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Threonine

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Polar 
Essential
Ketogenic and glucogenic 
H-bonding 
Site phosphorylation in cell signaling
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14
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Tyrosine

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Polar
Non essential
Ketogenic and glucogenic
H-bonding
Site of phosphorylation in cell signaling
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15
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Histidine

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Polar
Essential
Glucogenic
Acidic
Precursor for GABA
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16
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Lysine

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Polar
Essential
Ketogenic only
Basic
Precursor for carnitine

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