Gen BCM Flashcards
All proteins are animo acids except proline. True or False
True
Amino acids are classified into how many
Four amino acids
Amino acids are composed of 4 groups. List them
Carboxylic
Hydrogen atom
Amine group
Side chain
Proline is what type of acid
Imino acid
All these are examples of non polar amino acids except; Proline, Valine, Isoleucine, Histidine
Histidine
Excess reaction to histamine causes what symptoms
Symptoms of asthma
Amino acids can never exist as an uncharged compound. True or false
True
Amino acids occuring naturally in cells but do not participate in peptide synthesis are called
Non standard amino acids
Glutathione is produced in what part of the human body😉
The liver.
One of these is a good additive; Glutathione, Tryptophan, Betaine, Methionine
Betaine
An amino acid capable of having a positive and negative charges
Zwitterion
A valuable flavouring amino acid agent is
Sodium glutamate
Most of the naturally occuring amino acids are in what? L- amino acids or D-amino acids
L-amino acids
Another name for 6-amino purine is known as
Adenine
An important Pentose sugar is
Ribose
A Nucleoside is
Base + sugar
A Nucleotide is composed of
Base + sugar + phosphate group
All but one are examples of Pyrimidine.
Uracil
Xanthine
Cytosine
Thymine
Xanthine
Protein is converted to carbohydrate through what amino acid
Glycogenic amino acid
cAMP means
Cyclic Adenomonophosphate
The non protein part of an enzyme is called
Cofactor
