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Amino Acids Flashcards

1
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A or Ala

A

Alanine

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C or Cys

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Cysteine

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D or Asp

A

Aspartic Acid

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E or Glu

A

Glutamic Acid

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5
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F or Phe

A

Phenylalanine

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G or Gly

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Glycine

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H or his

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Histidine

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I or ile

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Isoleucine

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K or Lys

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Lysine

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L or Leu

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Leucine

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M or Met

A

Methionine

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12
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N or asn

A

Asparagine

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13
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P or Pro

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Proline

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A or Gln

A

Glutamine

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r or Arg

A

Arginine

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S or SEr

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Serine

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17
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T or Thr

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Threonine

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18
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V or Val

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Valine

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19
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W or Trp

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tryptophan

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20
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Y or Tyr

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Tyrosine

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21
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hydrophobic Amino Acids

A 
Glycine
alanine
Proline 
Valine
Leucine
Isoleucine 
Methionine
Tryptophan 
phenylalanine
22
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Polar Amino Acids

A 
Serine
Threonine
Tyrosine
Asparagine
Glutamine
Cysteine
23
Q

Only ___ can participate in Redox Rxns.

A

Cysteine

24
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Positive Charged AA

A

Lysine
Arginine
Histidine

25
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Negative Charged AA

A

Aspartate or Aspartic Acid

Glutamate or Glutamic Acid

26
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Essential AA means..

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Humans cannot synthesize or consumption is greater than production.

27
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What are the Essential AAs?

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H, I, L, K, F, T, W, V = humans cannot synthesis

R, M = consumed faster than produced

28
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Nonessential AA are ..

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Amino acids hat humans can synthesize de novo or secondarily.

29
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What are the non essential AA?

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A, N, D, C, Q, E, G, P, S = De novo

Y =secondary synthesis

30
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Mnemonic for essential AA

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PVT Tim Hall
Phenylalanine/phe/F
Valine/Val/V
Tryptophan/Trp/w

Threonine/Thr/T
Isoleucine/ile/I
Methionine/Met/M

Histidine/His/H
Arginine/Arg/R
Lysine/Lys/K
Leucine/Leu/L

31
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Glycine

A

G or Gly

32
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Alanine

A

Ala or A

33
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Proline

A

P or Pro

34
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Valine

A

Val or V

35
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Leucine

A

Leu or L

36
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Isoleucine

A

ile or i

37
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Methionine

A

Met or M

38
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Tryptophan

A

Trp or W

39
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Phenylalanine

A

Phe or F

40
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Serine

A

Ser or S

41
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Threonine

A

Thr or t

42
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Tyrosine

A

Tyr or Y

43
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Asparagine

A

Asn or N

44
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Glutamine

A

Gln or Q

45
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Cysteine

A

Cys or C

46
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Lysine

A

Lys or K

47
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Arginine

A

Arg or R

48
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Histidine

A

His ro H

49
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Aspartate

A

Asp or D

50
Q

Glutamate

A

Glu or G

Biochemistry KCU (6 decks)

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