PART 2 Flashcards
1
Q
PRODUCT OF THE BREAKDOWN OF DNA
A
ALANINE
2
Q
FIRST AMINO ACID TO BE ISOLATED
A
Asparagine
3
Q
A METABOLITE IN THE UREA CYCLE AND PARTICIPATES IN GLUCONEOGENESIS
A
ASPARTIC ACID
4
Q
> NAMED AFTER CYSTINE PRODUCTION OF FLAVORS
A
Cysteine
5
Q
SERVES AS A NEUROTRANSMITTER AND DYSREGULATION HAS BEEN LINKED TO EPILEPTIC SEIZURES
A
Glutamic acid
6
Q
> MOST ABUNDANT AMINO ACID IN THE BODY
A
Glutamine
7
Q
SIMPLEST AMINO ACID
A
Glycine
8
Q
> PRECURSOR OF HYDROXYPROLINE
A
Proline
9
Q
NEEDED FOR PROPER METABOLISM OF FATS AND FATTY ACIDS
A
Serine
10
Q
PRECURSOR OF EPINEPHRINE, NOREPINEPHRINE, DOPAMINE, T3 AND T4
A
Tyrosine
11
Q
What are the two new amino acids
A
Selenocysteine
Pyrrolysine
12
Q
> ENCODED BY UGA CODON
A
Selenocysteine
13
Q
ENCODED BY UAG CODON
A
Pyrrolysine
