Amino Acids

Question 1

Essential Amino Acids

Answer 1

Cannot be made in the body
(8 said amino acids) : Histidine, Isoleucine, Lysine, Methionine, Phenylalanine, Threonine, Tryptophan, Valine
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Question 2

Pneumonic to remember them

Answer 2

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Glycine (gly; g) Alanine (ala; a) Valine (val; v) Lysine (lys; L) Isoleucine (Ile; I) Proline (pro; P) Phenyalanine (Phe; F) Tyrosine (Tyr; Y) Tryptophan (Trp, W) Serine (Ser; S) Threonine (Thr, T) Cysteine (Cys, C) Methionine (Met, M) Asparagine (Asn, N) Glutamine (Gln, Q)
Positive KRH… Lysine (Lys, K) Arginine (Arg, R) Histidine (His, H)
NEG DE… Aspartate (Asp, D) Glutamate (Glu, E)

Question 3

Base of all amino acids

Answer 3

C bonded to COOH, H, and NH2 with a branched R group which determines what the amino acid is