aminoacids

Question 1

Serotonin and Niacin are made from which aminoacid

Answer 1

Tryptophan

Question 2

Name the Branched-chain amino acids

Answer 2

Valine, Leucine and Isoleucine

Question 3

Basic Amino acids are

Answer 3

Arginine, Lysine and Histidine

Question 4

Basic amino acids have _ atoms that are _ charged

Answer 4

Nitrogen, positively charged

Question 5

Serine and Threonine are sites for:

Answer 5

O linked glycosylation

Question 6

O-linked glycosylation of proteins is a:__ modification

Answer 6

POSTtranslational

Question 7

Name the purely ketogenic amino acids

Answer 7

Leucine and Lysine

Question 8

Hallmark of collagen

Answer 8

Hydroxiproline

Question 9

Name the Sickle cell anemia amino acid substitution

Answer 9

Valine instead of Glutamate (polar) at position 6

Question 10

How many aminoacids cannot be synthesized in humans? (ESSENTIAL)

Answer 10

10

Question 11

When does Arginine is essential? (3)

Answer 11

Childhood, adults recovering form Sx ( + N balance), pregnancy

Question 12

Negative Nitrogen balance associated with

Answer 12

Kwashiorkor, Starvation, uncontrolled DM, one essential amino-acid dietary deficit, infection

Question 13

Nitric Oxide comes from which aminoacid

Answer 13

Arginine

Question 14

Gamma aminobutyric acid GABA comes from which aminoacid

Answer 14

Glutamate

Question 15

Which 3 products come from Tryptophan?

Answer 15

Serotonin,
NAD,
NADP

Question 16

What comes from Tyrosine

Answer 16

T3, T4, melanin and catecholamines (epi, norepi and dopamine)

Question 17

NAME the essential aminoacids

Answer 17

PVT TIM HaLL

phenylalanine, valine, tryptophan, Threonine, Isoleucine, Methionine, Histidine, Leucine, Lysine