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1
Q

what amino acids are ketogenic

A

lysine and leucine

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2
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what amino acids are both ketogenic and glucogenic

A

tryptophan
phenylalanine
tyrosine
isoleucine

(the three aromatic and then isoleucine)

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3
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what amino acids are acidic

A

aspartate and glutamate

side chain is going to be around 4

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4
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what amino acids are basic

A

lysine
arginine
histidine

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5
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what amino acids are polar

A

(these all contain an OH)
serine
threonine
cysteine

(these all contain an amide)
glutamine
asparagine

histidine (think about the extra nitrogen in the ring)

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6
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what is the pKa of lysine’s side chain

A

about 9-10

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7
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what is the pKa of arginines side chain

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about 12

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8
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what is the pKa of histidine side chain

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about 6

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9
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what is the pKa of the COOH group

A

about 2-3

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10
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what is the pKa of the NH3 group

A

about 9-10

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11
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N

A

asparagine

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12
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R

A

arginine

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13
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D

A

aspartate (aspartic acid)

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14
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E

A

glutamate

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15
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Q

A

glutamine

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16
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K

A

Lysine

17
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F

A

phenylalanine

18
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W

A

tryptophan

19
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Y

A

tyrosine

20
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I

A

isoleucine

21
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A

A

alanine

22
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G

A

glycine

23
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S

A

serine

24
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M

A

methionine

25
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T

A

threonine

26
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P

A

Proline

27
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V

A

valine

28
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L

A

leucine

29
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H

A

histidine

30
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C

A

cytosine

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