amino acids Flashcards
1
Q
essential AAs
which are ketogenic, glycogenic, and both?
A
HILLMPTTV
ketogenic: leucine, lysine
glucogenic: histidine, methionine, valine
both: isoleucine, phenylalanine, threonine, tryptophan
2
Q
which AAs are basic?
which is most basic?
which is not charged at normal pH?
A
histidine, lysine, arginine
arginine is most basic
histidine is not charged (lysine and arginine are in DNA because they’re charged)
