Amino Acids Flashcards
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Glycine
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Alanine
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Valine
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Leucine
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Isoleucine
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Proline
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Methionine
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Cysteine
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Phenylalanine
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Tyrosine
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Tryptophan
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Serine
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Threonine
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Aspartate
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Glutamate
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Arginine
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Lysine
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Histidine
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Asparagine
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Glutamine
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What is the one letter code for Glycine
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G
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What is the one letter code for Alanine?
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A
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What is the one letter code forValine
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V
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What is the one letter code forLeucine
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L
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What is the one letter code for Isoleucine
I
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What is the one letter code for Proline
P
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What is the one letter code for Methionine?
M
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What is the one letter code for Cysteine?
C
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What is the one letter code for Phenylalanine?
F
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What is the one letter code for Tyrosine?
Y
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What is the one letter code for Tryptophan?
W
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What is the one letter code for Serine?
S
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What is the one letter code for Threonine?
T
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What is the one letter code for Aspartate?
D
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What is the one letter code for Glutamate?
E
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What is the one letter code for Arginine?
R
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What is the one letter code for Lysine?
K
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What is the one letter code for Histidine?
H
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What is the one letter code for Asparagine?
N
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What is the one letter code for Glutamine?
Q
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What are the aliphatic amino acids?
Glycine, alanine, valine, leucine, isoleucine, and proline
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What are the sulfur-containing amino acids?
Methionine and cysteine
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What are the aromatic amino acids?
Phenylalanine, tyrosine, and tryptophan
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What are the aliphatic hydroxyl amino acids?
Serine, threonine
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What are the acidic amino acids (at neutral pH)?
Aspartate, glutamate
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What are the basic amino acids (at neutral pH)?
Arginine, lysine, histidine
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What are the amide derivative amino acids?
Asparagine, glutamine
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What is the average weight of one amino acid?
110 Da
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Which amino acids are both ketogenic and glutogenic?
Phenylalanine, Isoleucine, Threonine, Tyrosine, and Tryptophan. (FITTT)
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Which amino acids are only ketogenic?
Leucine and lysine (LK)
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Which amino acid is R configuration?
Cysteine
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All amino acids in the human body are [L/D] configuration
All amino acids in the human body are L configuration
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[Ketogenic/Glucogenic] amino acids are amino acids that can be directly degraded into acetyl-CoA
Ketogenic amino acids are amino acids that can be directly degraded into acetyl-CoA
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[Ketogenic/Glucogenic] amino acids are amino acids that are converted into glucose
Glucogenic amino acids are amino acids that are converted into glucose
