Amino Acid Crap Flashcards
1
Q
Glucogenic Essential AA
A
Methionine
Valine
Histidine
2
Q
Ketogenic AA
A
Leucine
Lysine
**Use with a Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Deficiency
Leucine and lysine enter the TCA cycle as acetoacetate (Ketone body)
3
Q
Glucogenic/Ketogenic
A
Isoleucine, phenyalanine, threonine, tryptophan
4
Q
Acidic AA
A
Glutamic Acid
Aspartic Acid
-vely charged at body pH
5
Q
Basic AA
A
Arginine, Lysine, histidine
Arg is most basic
His has no charge at body pH
6
Q
Phenylalanine Derivatives
A
Tyrosine, Dopa, Dopamine, NE, EPI
7
Q
Essential AA
A
PVT TIM HaLL Phenylalanine Valine Tryptophan Threonine Isoleucine Methionine Histidine Leucine Lysine
