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Final: All structures (Ben/Lukas) Flashcards

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tyr

neutral, polar

aromatic

  • side chain is phenol
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Propionic Acid

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Testosterone

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Creatinine

(breakdown product of creatine-P)

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acetoacetic acid

(basically just two acetic acids combined)

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epinephrine

(decarboxylated, double hydroxlated and methylated tyrosine)

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tryptamine

(decarboxylated tryptophan)

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val

neutral, nonpolar

  • one of the 3 branched-chain AAs
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arg

basic, polar

  • pka of side chain is more basic than amine
  • side chain is guanidine after three CH2s
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xanthine

(purine with 2 oxo grps)

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Cortisol

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asn

neutral, polar

the amine in the side chain is NEVER protonated

  • contains carboxamide (carboxyl w/ NH2 replacing OH) attached to CH2
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glu

acidic, polar

  • side chain is carboxyl after two CH2s
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adenine

(purine with only an amino grp)

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Cholesterol

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Cholic Acid

(dont confuse with cholesterol … has more -OH grps on its rings plus has -COOH on side chain rather than that branching of cholesterol)

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gamma carboxy glutamate

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citrate

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GABA

  • decarboxylated glutamate
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ile

neutral, nonpolar

2 chiral centers (4 configurations)

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fumarate

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cGMP

(note the cyclized P and ribose, plus the =O and -NH2 on the purine means guanine)

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acetone

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Acetylcholine

(triple methylated N of choline plus acetyl grp)

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leu

neutral, nonpolar

  • one of the 3 brainched chain AAs
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glycocholic acid

(dont confuse with cholesterol or cholic acid… that long side chain has a nitrogen from the glycine which is conjugated to cholic acid)

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fructose-1, 6-bisphosphate

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isocitric acid

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fructose-6- phosphate

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lys

basic, polar

  • pka of side chain is more basic than amine
  • side chain is an amino group after four CH2s
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Glycine

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ethanolamine

(ethanol with an amine… ya big idiot)

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aldosterone

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ribose-5-phosphate

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Histamine

(decarbed His)

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phe

neutral, nonpolar

aromatic

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thr

neutral, polar

2 chiral centers

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phosphatidylcholine

  • choline is the z group
  • found in outer layer of lipid bilayer + in pulmonary surfactant, abundunant in brain + nerves
  • AKA lecithin
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Ornithine

(dont confuse with Lys! … Lys has one more -CH2- in its R group)

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cytosine

(pyrimidine with amino and oxo)

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Progesterone

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Sec (Selenocysteine)

Neutral

Polar

  • selenium replaces sulfur in cysteine’s thiol group
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Sphingosine

  • found in various sphingolipids in cell membranes
  • important in signaling as well

(looks like a glycerol with middle OH subbed by amino and 3rd H subbed by 15-C w/ double bond on first C)

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alpha-amino-beta-ketoadipate

(starting from the right side… there is an alpha amino group and beta ketone… this is the intermediate of ALA synthase in delta-aminolevulinate synthesis)

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diacylglycerol

glycerol backbone plus 2 FAs (R grps) connected via ester linkages

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Phosphatidic Acid

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Beta Alanine

(alanine with amino in beta position)

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α- ketoglutarate

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cAMP

(note the cyclized phosphate and ribose and the single amino grp on the purine = adenine)

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Cephalin

AKA phosphatidylethanolamine

(the longer name makes more sense… is a phosphatidic acid with ethanolamine attached at the P grp … R grps are fatty acids)

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glucosamine

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2-phosphoglycerate

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oxaloacetate OXA

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dihydroxyacetone phosphate DHAP

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ignore Mg2+

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glucuronic acid

(NOT glucose! because it has a -COOH instead of -CH2OH)

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carbamoyl phosphate

(ammonia + bicarbonate + phosphate … sort of)

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glycerinaldehyde-3-phosphate

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Uric Acid

(purine with 3 oxo groups)

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serotonin

(decarboxylated and hydroxylated Trp)

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delta-aminolevulinic acid

(decarboxylation of the alpha-amino-beta-ketoadipate intermediate in the ALA synthase rxn)

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acetic acid

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norepinephrine

(decarboxylated and double hydroxylated tyrosine)

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B-hydroxy-B-methyl-glutarate

(AKA HMG as in HMG-CoA)

(the B OH and B -CH3 right in the middle of the molecule give it away)

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glucose-6-phosphate (alpha D)

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Creatine

(made from Gly and Arg … into guanidinoacetate … then methylated on that middle N)

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glucose-1-phosphate

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phosphoenolpyruvate PEP

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asp

acidic, polar

  • side chain is carboxyl after one CH2
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met

neutral, nonpolar

  • S comes after two CH2s
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6-phosphogluconate

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3-phosphoglycerate

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Hydroxyproline

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hypoxanthine

(purine with only one oxo grp)

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thymine

(pyrimidine with 2 oxo and 1 methyl grp… ie methylated uracil)

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ser

neutral, polar

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Citrulline

(don’t mistake for arginine!)

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gln

neutral, polar

  • contains carboxamide (carboxyl w/ NH2 replacing OH) attached to second CH2
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taurocholic acid

(dont confuse with… cholesterol OR cholic acid OR glycocholic acid…. there’s an S in there, ya big dummy)

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pro

neutral, nonpolar

not an amino acid, but a cyclic amino or imino acid

with a secondary amide contained within the ring

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Androstenedione

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uracil

(pyrimidine with 2 oxo grps)

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creatine phosphate

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his

basic, polar

aromatic

  • side chain is imidazole attached to one CH2 via the C furthest from the lone N
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beta-hydroxy-butyrate

(OH on the beta carbon)

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trp

neutral, polar

aromatic

  • contains an indole (benzene + pyrrole) group attached to -CH2 via the double bonded C of its pyrrole furthest from the N
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cys

neutral, polar

  • contains a thiol (R-S-H) on a CH2
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guanine

(purine with amino and oxo grp)

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Know how to identify nucleotide AND deoxynucleotide mono, di and triphosphates…

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basically just see if the ribose is 2-deoxy or not … then check what base it is… then see how many Ps

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