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AMINO ACIDS AND PROTEINS Flashcards

1
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Polymers of amino acids

A

Proteins

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2
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Number of naturally occurring amino acids

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300

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3
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number of constitute the monomer units of proteins

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20

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Definition of Amino Acids

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▪ Building blocks of proteins
▪ Determine the biologic activity of the protein
▪ Growth, repair, and maintenance of all cells
▪ Synthesis of body proteins
▪ Synthesis of non-protein nitrogen-containing compounds

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5
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Classification of Amino Acids

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  1. Nutritional Perspective
  2. Metabolic Fate
  3. Polarity
  4. Structure of the Side Chain
  5. pH
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6
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number of nutritionally non—essential – produced during glycolysis and of the citric acid cycle

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12

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7
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Provides all essential amino acids

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Complete protein

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8
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Deficient in one or more of the essential amino acids

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Incomplete proteins

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9
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Missing: Rice, corn, and wheat

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lysine

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10
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Missing: threonine

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Rice

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11
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Missing: tryptophan

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corn

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12
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Deficient: methionine

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Beans, peas, and other legumes

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13
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Body does not synthesize them and must be supplied through the diet

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Essential or indispensable amino acids

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14
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_________ is produced from phenylalanine

A

Tyrosine

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15
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Tyrosine is produced from _________

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phenylalanine

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16
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Conditionally essential and supplied exogenously to specific populations

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Semi–essential amino acids

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17
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________ and ________ can be synthesized by adults and not by growing
children

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arginine and histidine

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18
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body can synthesize _________ amino acids to meet the biological needs

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10

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19
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Essential Amino Acids

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Arginine
Histidine
Methionine
Isoleucine
Phenylalanine
Threonine
Tryptophan
Leucine
Lysine
Valine

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20
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Non-Essential Amino Acids

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Alanine
Asparagine
Aspartic Acid
Glutamic Acid
Glycine
Glutamine
Proline
Cysteine
Serine
Tyrosine

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21
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Has both anabolic and catabolic processes

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amphibolic

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22
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_________ amino acids can not be stored and thus are catabolized (metabolized)

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Excess

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23
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Generate precursors of glucose or glycogen

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Glucogenic amino acids

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24
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Glucogenic amino acids Precursors:

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pyruvate or a citric acid cycle intermediate

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25
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Alanine deaminated to _________

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pyruvate

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26
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_________ deaminated to pyruvate

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Alanine

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27
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Arginine converted to __________

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α-ketoglutarate

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28
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__________ converted to α-ketoglutarate

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Arginine

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29
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Aspartate converted to _________

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oxaloacetate

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30
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_________ converted to oxaloacetate

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Aspartate

31
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Can be converted into fat (fat producing) or Acetyl CoA

A

Ketogenic amino acids

32
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_______ can be synthesized from amino acids

A

Fat

33
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Ketogenic amino acids Generate ________

A

ketone bodies

34
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Generate precursors of both glucose and fats

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Glucogenic and Ketogenic amino acids

35
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Class of inherited errors of metabolism where There is an enzyme defect that inhibits the body’s ability to metabolize certain amino acids

A

Aminoacidopathies

36
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defined the concept of inborn errors of metabolism

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1909 Garrod

37
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concept of inborn errors of metabolism:

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▪ Blocks in specific metabolic pathways result from defects in particular enzymes
▪Defective or absent protein is an enzyme

38
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Probable reasons of aminoacidopathies:

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A. Activity of a specific enzyme in the metabolic pathway
B. Membrane transport system for amino acids

39
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Aminoacidopathies

A

Phenylketonuria PKU
Tyrosinemia

Maple Syrup Urine Disease MSUD

Alkaptonuria (Black urine disease)

Cystinuria (Hartnup’s Disease)

40
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Phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH) deficiency

A

Phenylketonuria PKU

41
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First newborn screening test introduced

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(early 1960s)

42
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an absence of activity of the enzyme phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH), which catalyzes the conversion of phenylalanine to tyrosine

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Phenylketonuria Mechanism

43
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Chronically high levels of phenylalanine results to

A

brain problems

44
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Hyperphenylalaninemia cases that are not the
result of the lack of the PAH enzyme

A

Deficiency in the enzymes for regeneration and
synthesis of tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4)

45
Q

cofactor for enzymatic hydroxylation of the
aromatic amino acids

A

BH4

46
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Phenylketonuria Absence of enzyme:

A

Phenylalanine levels = >1,200 μmol/L
Newborn: upper limit of normal = 120 μmol/L (2 mg/dL)

Metabolites: blood and urine (characteristic musty odor)

47
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Women with PKU (untreated during pregnancy):

A

microcephalic and mentally retarded babies

48
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(Phenylketonuria) Insufficient synthesis of _________

A

serotonin

49
Q

is the pigment synthesized from tyrosine by tyrosinase:

A

Melanin

50
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Phenylketonuria Management

A

Sapropterin dihydrochloride (Kuvan®)

Reduce phenylalanine levels by increasing the activity of the PAH enzyme

51
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Phenylketonuria Management 2

A

Pegvaliase-PQPZ (Palynziq®)

First FDA-approved enzyme substitution therapy as of 2018, substitutes a PEGylated version of the enzyme phenylalanine ammonia lyase for the deficient PAH enzyme

52
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Phenylketonuria Management 3

A

Dietary restriction of phenylalanine with tyrosine supplementation

53
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Characterized by the excretion of tyrosine and tyrosine catabolites in urine

A

Tyrosinemia

54
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Tyrosinemia Most severe form
Low levels of the enzyme fumarylacetoacetate hydrolase

A

Type I

55
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Type I Tyrosinemia

A

Leads to liver and kidney failure, problems affecting the nervous system, and an increased risk of cirrhosis or liver cancer

56
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Type I Tyrosinemia Management 1

A

Nitisinone (also known as NTBC)

In act on tyrosine metabolism upstream of the defect to prevent the production of these metabolites.

57
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Type I Tyrosinemia Management

A

Diet

prescribed a low-phenylalanine, low tyrosine diet

58
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AKA Richner-Hanhart syndrome
deficiency of the enzyme tyrosine aminotransferase:

A

Type II Tyrosinemia

59
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Type II Tyrosinemia Management

A

No cure for this condition

Some of the symptoms may be managed with a diet:

60
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Rare disorder (only a few cases have been reported)
Deficiency of the enzyme 4- hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase:

A

Type III Tyrosinemia

61
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Type III Tyrosinemia Clinical Presentation

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Mild mental retardation, seizures, and periodic loss of balance and coordination

62
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Type III Tyrosinemia Management

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▪ Follow a phenylalanine- and tyrosine-restricted diet
▪ No available treatment yet

63
Q

Defective enzyme: homogentisate oxidase in tyrosine metabolism

Homogentisate accumulates in tissues and blood → excreted into urine

A

Alkaptonuria

64
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Alkaptonuria Clinical Presentation

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Ochronosis:, Arthritis, Signs of aortic or mitral valvulitis

65
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Alkaptonuria Management

A

➢Ascorbic Acid
➢ Nitisinone

65
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Absence or greatly reduced activity of the enzyme branched-chain α-ketoacid dehydrogenase

→ blocking normal metabolism of leucine, isoleucine, and valine

A

Maple Syrup Urine Disease (MSUD)

66
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Degradation of the branched-chain amino acids:

A

➢ Valine → propionyl CoA
➢ Isoleucine → propionyl CoA and acetyl CoA
➢ Leucine → acetoacetate and acetyl CoA

67
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Maple Syrup Urine Disease (MSUD) Clinical Presentation

A

Characteristic maple syrup or burnt
sugar odor: urine, breath, and skin.

68
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Maple Syrup Urine Disease (MSUD) Management

A

▪Thiamine
▪ Dietary restriction of branched-chain AA

69
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Amino acid transport disorder

Defective transport of cystine and basic amino acids across renal tubule and the small
intestine.

A

Cystinuria

70
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Cystinuria Clinical Presentation

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▪ Formationof cystine stones in the kidney, due to its low solubility
▪ Chronic urinary tract infections
▪ Hematuria and dysuria

71
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Cystinuria Management

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▪ Hydration
▪ Urinary Alkalinizers
▪ Chelating Agents
▪Crystal Growth Inhibitors

72
Q

to decrease urinary cystine concentration

A

Hyperdiuresis

73
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Urinary Alkalinizers

A

➢ Potassium Citrate, Acetazolamide

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