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Essential Amino Acids Flashcards

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USMLE® Step 1 flashcards
1
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Ketogenic essential AAs:

A

Leucine

Lysine

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Glucogenic and Ketogenic Essential AAs:

A

Isoleucine
Phenylalanine
Threonine
Tryptophan

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Acidic AAs

A

Aspartic acid
Glutamic acid

(Negatively charged at physiologic pH)

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Basic AAs

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Arginine
Histidine
Lysine

(Negatively-charged at physiologic pH)
“Basically, it’s Argie and His Lys”

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Glucose essential AAs

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Methionine
Histidine
Valine

“Gluco Met His Val”

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