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Amino Acids Flashcards

1
Q

Primary structure of protein

A

Peptide

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2
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Amino acids with Sulfur

A

Cysteine

Methionine

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3
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Amino acids with Hydroxyl groups

A

Threonine
Tyrosine
Serine

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4
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Amino acid with carbon side chains or aliphatic

A

Iso-leucine
Leucine
Valine

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5
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Acidic Amino acid

A

Aspartate

Glutamate

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6
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Basic Amino acid

A

Histidine
Arginine
Lysine

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7
Q

Aromatic amino acids

A

Tyrosine
Phenyl Alanine
Tryptophan
Histidine

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8
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ONLY Imino acid

A

Proline

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9
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ONLY achiral Amino acid

A

Glycine

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10
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Smallest Amino acid

A

Glycine

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11
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Only secondary Amino acid

A

Proline

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12
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Molecules that contain an equal number of ionizable groups of opposite charge and that therefore bear no net charge, at iso-electric pH amino acids exist in this form

A

Zwitterions

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13
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The most important biochemical reaction of Amino acid

A

Peptide bond formation

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14
Q

Where is the site of glycation in HbA1c

A

Epsilon Amino group of Lysine

Amino terminals of Hgb

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15
Q

Special Amino acid products:

Arginine

A

Nitric oxide
Putrescine
Spermine

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16
Q

Special Amino acid products:

Cysteine

A

Taurine

Co-enzyme A (with help of Panto-thenate)

17
Q

Special Amino acid products:

Glycine

A

Purine
Heme
Creatine

18
Q

Special Amino acid products:

Histidine

A

Histamine

Carnosine

19
Q

Principle source of methyl groups in the body derived from methionine

A

S-Adenosyl Methionine

20
Q

Special Amino acid products:

Serine

A

Methyl group of Thymidine
Purines
Sphignosine

21
Q

Special Amino acid products:

Tryptophan

A

Serotonin

Melatonin

22
Q

Special Amino acid products:

Tyrosine

A

Thyroid hormones

Catecholamines

23
Q

Creatine and creatinine is formed from which amino acids

A

Glycine
Arginine
Methionine

24
Q

GAB is formed from which amino acid

TN Biochemistry (9 decks)

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