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Question 1

Derivatives of phenylalanine

Answer 1

Phenylalanine –> Tyrosine –> DOPA –> Dopamine –> NE –> Epinephrine

Question 2

Derivatives of tryptophan

Answer 2

• B6–> Niacin –> NAD+/NADP+

- BH4–> Serotonin

Question 3

Derivatives of histidine

Answer 3

-B6–> Histamine

Question 4

Derivatives of glycine

Answer 4

-B6–> Porphyrin –> Heme

Question 5

Derivatives of arginine

Answer 5

Creatine
Urea
Nitric Oxide

Question 6

Derivatives of glutamate

Answer 6

-B6–> GABA

Glutathione

Question 7

Derivatives of tyrosine

Answer 7

Thyroxine

Melanin

Question 8

Name the ketogenic amino acids.

Answer 8

(converted to acetyl CoA or acetoacetate to produce fatty acids or ketone bodies)

Leucine
Lysine

Question 9

Name the essential amino acids

Answer 9

PVT TIM HaLL

Phenylalanine
Valine
Threonine
Tryptophan
Isoleucine
Methionine
Histidine
Leucine
Lysine

Question 10

Name the acidic amino acids

Answer 10

Aspartate & glutamic acid

negatively charged @ body pH

Question 11

Name the basic amino acids

Answer 11

Arginine, lysine, histidine

Histidine is uncharged @ body pH

Question 12

Which amino acids are found in histones?

Answer 12

Arginine & Histidine

Question 13

Which amino acids are necessary for purine synthesis?

Answer 13

Glycine
Aspartate
Glutamine

Question 14

Which amino acids are encoded by a single codon each?

Answer 14

Methionine (AUG) and tryptophan (UGG)