Amino Acid Derivatives

Question 1

Arginine makes what 3 things

Answer 1

Creatine
Urea
Nitric Oxide (BH4 as a cofactor)
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(Thing: Arginine-kun)

Question 2

Glutamate makes what 2 things

Answer 2

GABA (B6 as a cofactor)

Glutathione

Question 3

Glycine makes

Answer 3

Porphyrin

Question 4

Histidine (B6 as a cofactor) makes

Answer 4

Histamine

Question 5

Tryptophan makes what 2 things

Answer 5

Niacin (B6, B2 as a cofactor)

Serotonin (B6, BH4 as a cofactor)

Question 6

Phenylalanine (BH4 as a cofactor) makes what

Answer 6

Tyrosine

Question 7

DOPA (from Tyrosine) makes what 2 things

Answer 7

Melanin

Dopamine (B6 as a cofactor)

Question 8

Dopamine (from DOPA) makes

Answer 8

NE (Vit C. as a cofactor)

Question 9

List all 7 things that are originally derived from Phenylalanine

Answer 9

Tyrosine (--> Thyroxine) 
-->
Dopa ( --> Melatonin)
--> 
Dopamine --> NE --> Epi

Question 10

Porphyrin (B6 as a cofactor) makes

Answer 10

Heme

Question 11

Niacin (B6, B2 as a cofactor) makes

Answer 11

NAD/NADP

Question 12

Serotonin (B6, BH4 as a cofactor) makes

Answer 12

Melatonin

Question 13

Tyrosine (BH4 as a cofactor) makes what 2 things

Answer 13

Thyroxine

Dopa

Question 14

NE (SAM as a cofactor) makes

Answer 14

EPI