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Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins Flashcards

1
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ketogenic amino acids

A 
I- isloleucine
L-leucine
L-lysine
T-tryptophan
T-tyrosine
P- phenylalanine
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2
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what amino acids are both glucogenic and ketogenic amino acids?

A

isoleucine, tryptophan, tyrosine, phenylalanine

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Non-essestial amino acids

A

Glutamate, alanine, asparagine, aspartate, serine

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conditionally essential amino acids

A

glutamine, glycine, arginine, proline, tyrosine, cysteine

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5
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essential amino acids

A 
phenylalanine
valine
tryptophan
threonine
isoleucine
methionine
histidine
leucine
lysine
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6
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What is wrong is sickle cell anemia?

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Glutamic acid is replaced by valine

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7
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what amino acid forms disulfide bonds to maintain protein structure?

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cysteine

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8
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what amino acids produce bad breath?

A

ornithine and citrulline

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9
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what is the amino acid sequence of collagen synthesis?

A

glycine, proline, lysine, repeat

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10
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disease associated with vitamin c deficiency

A

scurvy

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11
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What causes alzheimer’s disease?

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B pleated sheets (b-chain) causes plaque which causes alzheimer’s disease

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12
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where are the majority of plasma proteins produced?

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all plasma proteins are produced in the liver except for immunoglobulins (B lymphocytes)

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13
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odontogenesis imperfecta

A

little collage type 1

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14
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what amino acids in collagen synthesis are hydroxylated?

A

proline and LYSINE (not valine)

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15
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denaturing a protein does what?

A

it destroys 2, 3, and 4 structure

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16
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What 2 groups does an amino acid have?

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An amino group and a carboxyl group

17
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Mnemonic for conditionally essential amino acids

A

Go grab aunt patty’s toy cat (Glutamine, glycine, arginine, proline, tyrosine, cysteine)

18
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Acronym for essential amino acids

A

Pvt. Tim H.ll (phenylalanine, valine, tryptophan, threonine, isoleucine, methionine, histadine, leucine, lysine)

19
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Acronym for Non-essential amino acids

A

GAAAS (Glutamate, Aspartate, Asparagine, Alanine, Serine)

20
Q

Two cysteines bonded together (disulfide bond)

A

Cystine

21
Q

Which amino acid is an important neurotransmitter?

A

Glutamate

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