Animo Acid Flashcards
methyl
alanine
antioxidant properties expressed in glutathione
cystine
urea cycle
aspartic acid
most abundant in vertebrate nervous system
glutamic acid
breast milk of mammals
phenylalanine
simplest amino acid, not optically active
glycine
imidazole ring
histidine
RVC-butyl
isoleucine
coryne bacterium glutamicum, calcium absorption
lysine
isobutyl
leucine
loss related to aging
methionine
first to be isolated, develop and toxin of brain
asparagine
only cyclic acid
proline
most abundant in human blood, lipid synthesis (cancer cells)
glutamine
cell division, healing wounds
arginine
precursor to metabolites, major role in purines and pyrimidines synthesis
serine
last to be discovered, 2 chiral centers
theronine
isoprophyl
valine
anti-depressant and sleep inducer
tryptophan
electron donor in reduction in chlorophyll
tyrosine