Essential vs Nonessential Amino Acids Flashcards
1
Q
A (Ala) Alanine
A
Nonessential
2
Q
R (Arg) Arginine
conditionally - produced in urea cycle so essential in newborns
A
Nonessential
3
Q
N (Asn) Asparagine
A
Nonessential
4
Q
D (Asp) Aspartate
A
Nonessential
5
Q
C (Cys) Cysteine
A
Nonessential
6
Q
E (Glu) Glutamate
A
Nonessential
7
Q
Q (Gln) Glutamine
A
Nonessential
8
Q
G (Gly) Glycine
A
Nonessential
9
Q
P (Pro) Proline
A
Nonessential
10
Q
S (Ser) Serine
A
Nonessential
11
Q
Y (Tyr) Tyrosine
conditionally
A
Nonessential
- without sufficient uptake of phenylalanine, tyrosine becomes Essential
12
Q
H (His) Histidine
A
Essential
13
Q
I (Ile) Isoleucine
A
Essential
14
Q
L (Lue) Luecine
A
Essential
15
Q
K (Lys) Lysine
A
Essential
