Amino Acids Flashcards
1
Q
A or Ala
A
Alanine
2
Q
C or Cys
A
Cysteine
3
Q
D or Asp
A
Aspartic Acid
4
Q
E or Glu
A
Glutamic Acid
5
Q
F or Phe
A
Phenylalanine
6
Q
G or Gly
A
Glycine
7
Q
H or his
A
Histidine
8
Q
I or ile
A
Isoleucine
9
Q
K or Lys
A
Lysine
10
Q
L or Leu
A
Leucine
11
Q
M or Met
A
Methionine
12
Q
N or asn
A
Asparagine
13
Q
P or Pro
A
Proline
14
Q
A or Gln
A
Glutamine
15
Q
r or Arg
A
Arginine
16
Q
S or SEr
A
Serine
17
Q
T or Thr
A
Threonine
18
Q
V or Val
A
Valine
19
Q
W or Trp
A
tryptophan
20
Q
Y or Tyr
A
Tyrosine
21
Q
hydrophobic Amino Acids
A
Glycine alanine Proline Valine Leucine Isoleucine Methionine Tryptophan phenylalanine
22
Q
Polar Amino Acids
A
Serine Threonine Tyrosine Asparagine Glutamine Cysteine
23
Q
Only ___ can participate in Redox Rxns.
A
Cysteine
24
Q
Positive Charged AA
A
Lysine
Arginine
Histidine
25
Negative Charged AA
Aspartate or Aspartic Acid
| Glutamate or Glutamic Acid
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Essential AA means..
Humans cannot synthesize or consumption is greater than production.
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What are the Essential AAs?
H, I, L, K, F, T, W, V = humans cannot synthesis
| R, M = consumed faster than produced
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Nonessential AA are ..
Amino acids hat humans can synthesize de novo or secondarily.
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What are the non essential AA?
A, N, D, C, Q, E, G, P, S = De novo
| Y =secondary synthesis
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Mnemonic for essential AA
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
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Glycine
G or Gly
32
Alanine
Ala or A
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Proline
P or Pro
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Valine
Val or V
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Leucine
Leu or L
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Isoleucine
ile or i
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Methionine
Met or M
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Tryptophan
Trp or W
39
Phenylalanine
Phe or F
40
Serine
Ser or S
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Threonine
Thr or t
42
Tyrosine
Tyr or Y
43
Asparagine
Asn or N
44
Glutamine
Gln or Q
45
Cysteine
Cys or C
46
Lysine
Lys or K
47
Arginine
Arg or R
48
Histidine
His ro H
49
Aspartate
Asp or D
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Glutamate
Glu or G
