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Amino Acids Flashcards

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Means that amino acids contain both acidic and basic groups

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Amphoteric (zwitterion)

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Amino acids may have a positive, negative, or neutral charges, depending on the _____

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pH

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pH>7.4 , when a base is added to the amino acid resulting molecule has a _______ charge

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Negative

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pH=7.4 , internal transfer of a hydrogen ion from the -COOH group to the -NH2 group results in a _________ charge

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Neutral

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pH<7.4 decrease in pH by adding an acid results in a _______ charge

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Positive

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Defined as the pH at which net charge is zero; i.e. There are equal numbers of positive and negative charges

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Isoelectric point

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If pH > pl

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Amino acid has a negative charge

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If pH < pl

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Amino acid has a positive charge

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Proteins act in vivo as a _______ _______ due to their acid-base properties

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Mild buffer

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Four essential amino acids

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Leucine. Isoleucine, Valine, Methionine, Tryptophan, Phenylalanine, Threonine, Lysine

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Formed when the alpha amino group of one amino acid is covalently linked with the alpha-carboxyl group of a second amino acid

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A peptide bond

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The formation of glucose from non-carbohydrate sources, such as amino acids, glycerol, or fatty acids

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Gluconeogenesis

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Starting and ending products of gluconeogenesis

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S: amino acids/glycerol/fatty acids
E: glucose

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The process of amino group removal or transfer to make different amino acids

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Transamination

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Starting and ending products of transamination (2 of them)

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S: glutamic acid/Oxaloacetate
E: alanine/aspartate

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The removal of the amino group, forming toxic ammonia

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Deamination

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Starting and ending products of deamination

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S: Ammonia
E: Urea

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Organ in which the metabolic/catabolic pathways occur in the body

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liver

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occurs when the plasma levels of the amino acid are normal, but the renal reabsorptive mechanism is defective

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Renal Aminoaciduria

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______ plasma levels and _______ urine levels of amino acids in renal aminoaciduria

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normal; increased

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Defect in renal tubular reabsorption of cystine, ornithine, lysine, and arginine; most common error of amino acid transport

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cystinuria

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Three primary renal aminoacidurias

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cystinuria, hartnup disease, and fanconi syndrome

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prone to renal calculi made of cystine; cystine crystals on urine microscopic

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lab findings in cystinuria

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Increased urinary excretion of neutral monocarboxylic amino acids

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Hartnup Disease

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Patients have a nicotinamide (vit B) deficiency, so they can have pellagra (red, scaly rash), plus neurological and muscular abnormalities

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Clinical features of hartnup disease

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renal dysfunction of the proximal convoluted tubule

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Fanconi Syndrome

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polyuria, dehydration, hypokalemia, acidosis, osteomalacia, cannot reabsorb necessary nutrients, bowing of the legs, low weight/height, abdominal distention, enlargement in wrist and ankle joints

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clinical features of fanconi syndrome

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plasma level of one or more amino acids exceeds the rena threshold

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overflow aminoaciduria

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______ plasma levels and _______ urine levels of amino acids in overflow aminoaciduria

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Increased; Increased

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Due to a deficiency or absence of phenylalanine hydroxylase enzyme

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Phenylketonuria (PKU)

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spastic movements and seizures, sever mental retardation if untreated, eczema, feeding difficulties, vomiting, delayed mental/social development, hypopigmentation, Increased serum phenylalanine, Decreased serum tyrosine, increased urine phenylpyruvic acid

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Clinical features of PKU

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Due to fumarylacetoacetase deficiency

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Type I Tyrosinemia

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causes cirrhosis and renal damage leading to fanconi, elevated serum and urine tyrosine levels, elevated methionine in serum

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Clinical features of Type I tyrosinemia

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Due to tyrosine aminotransferase deficiency

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Type II Tyrosinemia

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skin lesions, ocular abnormalities (corneal dystrophy), elevated serum and urine levels of tyrosine, tyrosine crystals in urine, serium methionine NOT increased

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clinical features of Type II Tyrosinemia

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due to 4-hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase deficiency

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Type III Tyrosinemia

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mild mental retardation, seizures, periodic loss of balance and coordination, increased serum tyrosine

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Type III Tyrosinemia

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caused by a defect in the enzyme homogentisic acid oxidase

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Alkaptonuria

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homogentisic acid inreases in serum and urine, urine turns brown/black when exposed to light and air or when alkali is added, ocular ochronosis

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clinical features of Alkaptonuria

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most commonly caused by a defect of CBS (cystathionine beta synthase)

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homocystinuria

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both methionine and homocystine are increased in serum and urine, ocular (lens displacement) and skeletal abnormalities (knock knee), cardiovascular problems (thromboli due to sticky platelets), pigeon chest

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clinical features of homocystinuria

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due to a defect in the enzyme alpha-ketoacid decarboxylase; also known as branched chain aminoaciduria due to excretion of the branched chain amino acids valine, leucine, and isoleucine

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Maple Syrup Urine Disease (MSUD)

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symptoms include hypoglycemia, ketoacidosis (blood and urine), lethargy, poor appetite, vomiting, convulsions, detected by the 11th day of life, maple syrup odor, increased ketone bodies

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MSUD clinical features

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Amino acids can be measured using 3 screening methods

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Thin layer chromatography (TLC), photometric screening tests, and Guthrie test

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three quantitative testsf for the presence of aminoacidurias

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ion exchange chromatography, gas liquid chromatography (GLC), and high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC)

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