Amino Acid Metabolism I

Question 1

Essential Amino Acids

Answer 1

9 of them:
Histidine (His)
Phenylalanine (Phe)
Tryptophan (Trp)
Leucine (Leu)
Valine (Val)
Isoleucine (Ile)
Threonine (Thr)
Methionine (Met)
Lysine (Lys)

Question 2

Conditionally Essential Amino Acids

Answer 2

ATCG-GPA

6 of them (1 optional):
Arginine (Arg)
Tyrosine (Tyr) - Dependent on Phe
Cysteine (Cys) - Dependent on Met
Glutamine (Gln)
Glycine (Gly)
Proline (Pro)
Asparagine (Asn) - At tissue level

Question 3

Non-essential Amino Acids

Answer 3

AAA-G-SS

6 of them:
Alanine (Ala)
Aspartate (Asp)
Asparagine (Asn)
Glutamate (Glu)
Serine (Ser)
Selenocysteine

Question 4

Negative/acidic Amino Acids

Answer 4

Glutamate (Glu)
Aspartate (Asp)

-ate = Acid

Question 5

Positive/alkaline Amino Acids

Answer 5

AGH!

Histidine (His)
Glycine (Gly)
Arginine (Arg)

Question 6

Polar Amino Acids

Answer 6

SCTTAG

Serine (Ser)
Cysteine (Cys)
Asparagine (Asp)
Glutamine (Glu)
Threonine (Thr)
Tyrosine (Tyr)

Question 7

Basic transamination reaction

Answer 7

Question 8

Conversion of Glutamate to α-Ketoglutarate

Answer 8

Question 9

Conversion of Glutamine to Glutamate

Answer 9

Question 10

Conversion of Asparagine to Aspartate

Answer 10

Question 11

Carbomoyl-phosphate synthesis from Ammonia and Bicarbonate

Answer 11

Question 12

Urea cycle

Answer 12

Question 13

Use of Benzoate for detoxification

Answer 13

Question 14

Use of Phenylacetate for detoxification

Answer 14

Question 15

Intracellular Glutamine cycle

Answer 15