Amino Acids Flashcards
1
Q
Essential Amino Acids (10)
A
Phenylalanine
Valine
Tryptophan
Threonine
Isoleucine
Methionine
Histidine
Arginine
Lysine
Leucine
2
Q
Ketogenic amino acids (2)
A
Lysine
Leucine
3
Q
Glucogenic and ketogenic amino acids
A
Phenylalanine
Isoleucine
Tryptophan
Tyrosine
4
Q
Amino acids that become pyruvate (6)
A
Glycine
Cistine
Serine
Alanine
Threonine
Tryptophan
5
Q
Amino Acids that become acetyl coA (7)
A
Leucine
Lysine
Isoleucine
Threonine
Phenylalanine
Tyrosine
Tryptophan
6
Q
Amino acids that get converted to glutamate –> alpha ketoglutarate
A
Histidine
Arginine
Proline
Glutamine
7
Q
Amino acids that get converted to succinyl coA (4)
A
Threonine
Methionine
Isoleucine
Valine
8
Q
Amino acids that get converted to fumarate (3)
A
Tyrosine
Phenylalanine
Aspartate
9
Q
Amino acids that get converted to oxaloacetate
A
Aspartate
Asparagine
