Biochem Flashcards
Gaucher’s disease
Enzyme deficient _______
Lipid accumulating ________
B-Glucosidase
Cerebroside / Glucosyl ceramide
Tay Sach disease
Enzyme deficient _______
Lipid accumulating ________
Hexosaminidase A
GM2 ganglioside
Niemann-Pick disease
Enzyme deficient _______
Lipid accumulating ________
Sphingomyelinase
Sphingomyelin
Farber’s disease
Enzyme deficient _______
Lipid accumulating ________
Ceramidase
Ceramide
Sphingosine + Fatty Acid
Ceramide
Ceramide + Glucose/Galactose (sugar)
Cerebroside
Ceramide + Oligosaccharide
Globoside
Ceramide + N-acetylneuramic acid
Ganglioside
Ceramide + Sulfated Galactose
Sulfatide
Alipathic side chains
Alanine Leucine Isoleucine Valine Glycine (ALIpathic is Very Good)
Hydroxylic Group of AA
Serine
Threonine
Tyrosine
(HydroxSTYlic group)
AA with sulfur atoms
Cysteine
Methionine
With Aromatic Side chains
Histidine TWyptophan tYrosine F(ph)enylalanine (His WYF has an aroma)
AA with basic grps
aRginine
(K-symbol for) Lysine
Histidine
(BASilisk Rurouni Kenshin Himura)
AA with acidic groups
GlutamatE
Aspartic aciD
(AcEDic side chains
AA with Uncharged Polar side chains
argiNine Cysteine tYrosine Q(Glut)tamine Threonine Serine (No Charge Yet Queue To Solvent)
Heme is a product of what amino acid?
Glycine
Amino acids conjugated to bile acid
Glycine
Cysteine forming Taurine
Thymine is a product of what amino acid?
Serine
GABA is a product of what amino acid?
Glutamate
Thioethanolamine of CoA is a product of what amino acid?
Cysteine
Histamine is a product of what amino acid?
Histidine
Nitric oxide is a product of what amino acid?
Arginine
Creatinine and Creatine are products of what amino acid?
Creatinine - Arginine
Creatine - Glycine
