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NBS Chemistry Amino Acids and Proteins Flashcards

1
Q

What is the acronym for your essential AAs?

A

PVT TiM HALL

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2
Q

What AA of the aromatic ring would help with depression?
A. Phenylalanine
B. Tryptophan
C. Tyrosine

A

Tyrosine

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3
Q 
Which of the following is not one of the 3 basic amino acids?
A. Histidine
B. Threonine
C. Arginine
D. Lysine
A

Threonine

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4
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Which of the following are the sulfur containing AAs?
A. Serine and Leucine
B. Leucine and lysine
C. Methionine and Cysteine
D. Glutamate and Aspartate
A

Methoionine and cysteine

MC- Sulfur in the house

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5
Q 
Which of the following is the correct combination of the branch chained amino acids?
A. Isoleucine, Valine, Tryptophan
B. Methionine, Cysteine, Glycine
C. Glutamine, Serine, Leucine
D. Leucine, Isoleucine, Valine
A

Leucine, Isoleucine, Valine

LIV

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6
Q 
Which 2 of the following represent your semi-essential AAs?
A. Histidine
B. Aspartate
C. Glutamate
D. Arginine
A

A D

Histidine and Arginine

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7
Q 
Glutamate and Aspartate represent which of the following types of AA?
A. Sulfur containing
B. Aliphatic Chain Aminos
C. Acidic Aminos
D. Aromatic ring Aminos
A

Acidic

Glutamate and Aspartate are acidic

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8
Q 
What is the most Hydrophillic Amino acid from the Aliphatic chain?
A. Glycine
B. Alanine
C. Leucine
D. Isoleucine
A

Isoleucine

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9
Q 
What is the least Hydrophillic Amino acid from the Aliphatic chain?
A. Glycine
B. Alanine
C. Leucine
D. Isoleucine
A

Glycine

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10
Q 
Which two amino acids are not-glucogenic?
A. isoleucine and valine
B. Leucine and lysine
C. Lysine and isoleucine
D. Valine and tryptophan
A

Leucine and lysine

The LLosers are not glucogenic

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11
Q 
Which of the following is not an essential amino acid?
A. Phenylalanine
B. Theronine
C. Isoleucine
D. Lecuine
E. Glutamine
F. Arginine
A

Glutamine

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12
Q

Tryptophan is a precusor to ______ and _______?

A

Serotonin and NAD

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13
Q

Glutamate is a precursor to ________?

A

GABA

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14
Q

Glycine/arginine are precursors to _________?

A

Creatine

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15
Q

T/F: There digestion of amino acids in the mouth

A

False,

Just have ptyalin (salivary amylase) active

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16
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T/F: The stomach aids in digestion of Amino acids

A

True

17
Q 
Which of the following is NOT involved in the stomach for amio acid digestion:
A. Pepsin
B. HCL
C. Rennin
D. Trypsin
A

Trypsin

this is in the Small intestin

18
Q 
What component of stomach digestion is commonly developed in infancy and childhood?
A. Pepsin
B. HCL
C. Rennin
D. Trypsin
A

Rennin

19
Q 
Which of the following are involved with digestion of aminos in the small intestine?
A. Trypsin
B. Chymotrypsin
C. Dipeptidase
D. Amino peptidase
E. Carboxypeptidase
F. All of the above
A

All of the above

20
Q 
Lysine, theronine and tryptophan lack in \_\_\_\_\_\_\_?
A. Protein
B. Fatty acids
C. Grains
D. Minerals
A

Grains

21
Q 
What are the 3 amino acids that donate nitrogen for purines and pyrimidines?
A. Leucine, Valine, Isoleucine
B. Methionine, Cysteine, Asparagine
C. Aspartate, Asparagine, Glutamine
D. Serine, Phenylalanine, Tryptophan
A

C

Aspartate, Asparagine, Glutamine

ASSS ASSS GOOOD

22
Q 
During Amino acid metabolism, Ammonia is removed and carried to the urea cycle by:
A. Arginine
B. Glutamine
C. Leucine
D. Valine
A

Glutamine

23
Q

What are the 6 AAs that are able to oxidize?

GAL VIA

A

Glutamine, Aspartate, Leucine, Valine, Isoleucine, Asparagine

24
Q

Glucose-Alanine cycle has two other names, what are they?

A

Cori Cycle

Lactic Acic Cycle

25
Q 
During exercise muscle make \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ from glucose?
A. Lactate
B. Arginine
C. Ammonia
D. Glutamate
A

Lactate

FROM GLUCOSE

26
Q 
During exercise muscle make \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ from amino acids?
A. Lactate
B. Arginine
C. Ammonia
D. Glutamate
A

Ammonia

AMINOS- AMMONIA

27
Q

Alanine travels back to the liver to get converted back into________ and __________?

A

Ammonia

Lactate

28
Q

Ammonia becomes _______ and is excreted?

A

urea

29
Q

Lactate becomes ________, used in gluconeogeneis.

A

Glucose

30
Q 
The Urea cycle rids the body of:
A. Lactate
B. Alanine
C. Ammonia
D. Valine
A

Ammonia

31
Q

What is the key enzyme involved in the Urea cycle?
A. Lipase
B. Carbamoyl phosphate synthetase
C. Urea synthase

A

B

Carbamoyl phosphate synthetase

32
Q

What is the acronym for the important intermediates for the urea cycle?

A

FARCO, GA

Fumarate, ARginine, Citrulline, Ornithine, Glutamate, Asparate

33
Q

How many Kcals/g does protein represent?

A

4 Kcal/g

34
Q 
If you consumed 200g of carbohydrates, how many Kcals did you eat?
A. 200
B. 600
C. 800
D. 550
A

800

200 x 4= 800 kcals

35
Q 
Beta sheets, beta bends and an alpha helix would all be examples of what protein structure?
A. tertiary 
B. secondary
C. primary
D. quaternary
A

secondary

36
Q 
Proteins contain what kind of bond?
A. Glycosidic
B. Ester
C. Peptide
D. Hydrogen
A

Peptide

37
Q 
Hemoglobin (Hb) would be an example of which protein structure?
A. tertiary 
B. secondary
C. primary
D. quaternary
A

Quarternary

*it have 4 chains

38
Q

How do u get swoll?

A

eat protein

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