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Amino Acid Derivatives Flashcards

1
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Phenylalanine makes

A

Tyrosine -> Dopa -> Dopamine-> Norepinephrine-> Epinephrine

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2
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Tyrosine + Iodine =

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Thyroxine

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3
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Dopa can convert to:

A

Melanin

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4
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Phenylalanine -> Tyronsine: enzyme & cofactor?

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Phenylalanine Hydroxylase & cofactor tetrahydrabiopterin

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5
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PKU is a deficiency of what enzyme?

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Phenylalaine Hydroxylase

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6
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Tyrosine -> Dopa: enzyme?

A

Tyrosine Hydroxylase

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7
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Dopa -> Dopamine (enzyme?)

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Dopa decarboxylase

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8
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2 products from Tryptophan

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Niacin & Serotonin

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9
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Tryptophan -> Niacin -> ?? (also what vitamin is needed for Trp to niacin)

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NAD/NADP; B6 is needed

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10
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Trp -> Serotonin -> ?? (also, what cofactor is needed to get from Trp to serotonin)

A

Melatonin; BH4

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11
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Histidine -> ?? (also what vitamin is needed)

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Histamine; need B6

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12
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What gland makes melatonin

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pineal gland

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13
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Glycine + cofactor (1) -> (2) -> (3)

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1: B6; 2: porphyrin; 3: Heme

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14
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Porphyrin -> Heme (enzyme?)

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Aminolevulinate Synthase

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15
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Arginine makes what 3 things?

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  1. Creatine, 2. Urea, 3. Nitric Oxide
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16
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Glutamate & what vitamin is essential for ?

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Glutamate + B6 -> GABA

17
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Creatinine

18
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Urea comes from

19
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Nitric oxide comes from

20
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Porphyrin comes from

A

Glycine (B6)

21
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Heme comes from

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Glycine-> Porphyrin

22
Q

Glutamate makes

A

Glutathione

23
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Glutathione come from

24
Q

Gaba comes from

A

Glutamate + B6

25
Q

Histamine comes from

A

Histidine + B6

26
Q

NAD/NADP comes from what amino acid?

A

Tryptophan

27
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Melatonin come froms what amino acid?

A

Tryptophan

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