Intro

Question 1

Amino acids are connected to each other _____

Answer 1

Peptide Bond/Covalent bond

Question 2

proteins are _____

Answer 2

Polymer of amino acids

Question 3

how to know if a molecule is an amino acid?

Answer 3

has an amino grp n carboxyl grp

Question 4

GABA

Answer 4

Gamma-amino butyric acid

Question 5

first discovered amino acid

Answer 5

aspargine

Question 6

recently discovered amino acid

Answer 6

threonine

Question 7

first isolated amino acid

Answer 7

tyrosine

Question 8

two types of amino acids

Answer 8

essential and non-essential amino acids

Question 9

other name for non-essential amino acids

Answer 9

conditional amino acids

Question 10

amino acids that are not synthesized in our body

Answer 10

essential amino acids

Question 11

non-essential amino acids are ____-

Answer 11

amino acids that can be synthesized in our body

Question 12

ketone body synthesis, protein synthesis, etc are _____

Answer 12

physiological roles of amino acids

Question 13

name the physiological roles of amino acids

Answer 13

involved in gluconeogenesis
ketone body synthesis
protein synthesis
acid-base regulations
osmolyte
acid-base balance
neurotransmitter
signalling
metabolic regulation

Question 14

Excitatory neurotransmitters are ______

Answer 14

Aspartate and Glutamate

Question 15

Glycine and GABA are ______

Answer 15

Inhibitory neurotransmitters

Question 16

Excitatory neurotransmitters open _______

Answer 16

Na channels

Question 17

Inhibitory neurotransmitters open _____

Answer 17

Chlorine channels

Question 18

standard amino acids and

Answer 18

non-standard amino acids

Question 19

protein amino acids are ____

Answer 19

standard amino acids

Question 20

non-standard amino acids are aka ________

Answer 20

non-proteinaceous amino acids

Question 21

protein amino acids are _______

Answer 21

incorporated into protein during translation

Question 22

how many standard amino acids are there?

Answer 22

22

Question 23

20 are the standard amino acids. which are the rest of the two amino acids?

Answer 23

selenocysteine and pyrolysine

Question 24

examples of non-standard amino acids

Answer 24

ornithine, citruline, connavanine

Question 25

physiological role of non-standard amino acids

Answer 25

may become a part of protein through post-translational modifications