Amino Acids

Question 1

What are the building blocks of protein?

Answer 1

AAs

Question 2

How many AAs are there?

Answer 2

20

Question 3

What happens when a solution of AAs is placed in plane polarized light?

Answer 3

The light turns to the left (L form -naturally occurring) (L=AAs, D=carbs, sugars)

Question 4

Name the ALIPHATIC AAs

Answer 4

Gly, Ala, BCAAs

Question 5

What are BCAAs and name them

Answer 5

Branched chain AAs, make muscle (recovery)
Ile, Val, Leu

Question 6

Gly

Answer 6

Glycine

Question 7

Ala

Answer 7

Alanine

Question 8

Ile

Answer 8

Isoleucine

Question 9

Val

Answer 9

Valine

Question 10

Leu

Answer 10

Leucine

Question 11

What does R- mean

Answer 11

Side chain

Question 12

What AAs have a HYDROXYL GROUP side chain

Answer 12

Ser, Thr, Tyr

Question 13

Ser

Answer 13

Serine

Question 14

Thr

Answer 14

Threonine

Question 15

Tyr

Answer 15

Tyrosine

Question 16

What is the organic structure of a hydroxyl group

Answer 16

-OH

Question 17

Name the AAs where R contains S

Answer 17

(Sulfur) Cys, Met

Question 18

Cys

Answer 18

Cysteine

Question 19

Cystine

Answer 19

2 Cysteines w/ disulfide bond

Question 20

Met

Answer 20

Methionine (methyl group)

Question 21

What is the food source of AAs that contain S

Answer 21

Veggies (asparagus, broccoli, kale), eggs, garlic

Question 22

Draw the map of anti-oxidation using R-SH

Answer 22

Question 23

What AA contains a disulfide bond

Answer 23

Cystine

Question 24

Name the ACIDIC AAs

Answer 24

Asp, Glu

Question 25

Asp

Answer 25

Aspartic Acid

Question 26

Glu

Answer 26

Glutamic Acid

Question 27

Name the salts of the ACIDIC AAs

Answer 27

Aspartate, Glutamate

Question 28

What is the charge of the SALTS of acidic AAs

Answer 28

Negative

Question 29

Name the AMIDES of the acidic AAs

Answer 29

Asn, Gln

Question 30

Asn

Answer 30

Asparagine

Question 31

Gln

Answer 31

Glutamine

Question 32

Name the BASIC AAs

Answer 32

His, Arg, Lys

Question 33

His

Answer 33

Histidine

Question 34

Arg

Answer 34

Arginine

Question 35

Lys

Answer 35

Lysine

Question 36

What is the charge of BASIC AAs

Answer 36

Positive

Question 37

Name the AROMATIC AAs

Answer 37

Phe, Tyr, Trp

Question 38

Phe

Answer 38

Phenylalanine

Question 39

Trp

Answer 39

Tryptophan

Question 40

Name the IMINO AA

Answer 40

Pro (in collagen)

Question 41

Pro

Answer 41

Proline

Question 42

List the ESSENTIAL AAs

Answer 42

PVT TIM HALL: Phe, Val, Trp, Thr, Ile, Met, His, Arg, Lys, Leu