Protein Flashcards
What is the second-most abundant molecule in fat-free bodily tissues?
Protein
The process of achieving, or the state of, equilibrium between acidic and alkaline molecules.
Acid-base balance
Process of communication between cells by biological messengers to govern cellular function.
Cell signaling
Chemical structures containing only carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and/or nitrogen.
Organic molecules
The organic building blocks of proteins containing both a carboxyl and an amino group.
Amino acids
Which elements are protein made up of?
Nitrogen, carbon, hydrogen, oxygen.
How many components does the amino acid structure have?
5
What are the 5 components of amino acids?
- a central carbon
- a carboxyl group (organic acid – COOH)
- a hydrogen
- an amino group (NH2)
- a side chain (R group).
Amino acids that are necessary for bodily functions but cannot be synthesized by the body and, therefore, must be obtained in the diet.
Essential Amino Acids
The three essential amino acids (leucine, isoleucine, and valine) which are abundant in skeletal muscle tissue and named for their branch-like structure.
Branched-Chain Amino Acids
How many essential amino acids are there?
9
How many branched chain amino acids are there?
3
Amino acids that are not typically essential, but can become essential during times of extreme dietary insufficiency, illness, or trauma.
Conditionally essential amino acids
How many conditionally essential amino acids are there?
6
Amino acids that can be synthesized by the body and do not, under normal circumstances, need to be obtained in the diet.
Nonessential amino acids
Which type of amino acids are these? Alanine Asparagine Aspartic acid Glutamic acid Serine
Nonessential amino acids
What are the five nonessential amino acids?
Alanine Asparagine Aspartic acid Glutamic acid Serine
(NEAA = As An Ass Goes Soft)
Which type of amino acids are these? Arginine Cysteine Glutamine Glycine Proline Tyrosine
Conditionally Essential Amino Acids
What are the six Conditionally Essential Amino Acids?
Arginine Cysteine Glutamine Glycine Proline Tyrosine
(As Cary Goes Grey, Please Titties)
Ar Cys Glu Gly Pro Ty
What are the nine Essential Amino Acids?
Phenylalanine Valine Threonine Tryptophan Isoleucine Methionine Histidine Lysine Leucine
(PVT TIM H(A)LL)
What are the three BCAAs?
Isoleucine
Leucine
Valine
BCAA = I Love Vines
Process of joining amino acids with peptide bonds to form proteins.
protein synthesis
The joining of two large molecules by removing one hydrogen from one molecule and a hydroxyl group (OH) from another molecule and then binding the two larger molecules together on the newly freed bonds.
Dehydration synthesis
The bond between two amino acids, occurring between the carboxyl group of one and the amino group of the other.
Peptide bond
Breakdown of one large molecule into two smaller molecules via the donation of one hydrogen and one hydroxyl group from water to the smaller molecules, respectively.
Hydrolysis
A chain of two amino acids.
dipeptide
A chain of three amino acids.
Tripeptide
A chain of four to nine amino acids.
Oligopeptide
A chain of 10 or more amino acids.
Polypeptide
What are the three major muscle proteins?
Titin, actin, and myosin.
How many amino acids does titin have?
30,000
How many amino acids does myosin have?
6000
How many amino acids does actin have?
400
Muscle protein that uses energy from ATP to grab actin and flex in unison with many other proteins to produce a muscle contraction
Myosin