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56 Cards in this Set
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makes Phenylalanine, Tryptophan
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Alanine
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associated with muscle breakdown
carries N from muscle to liver when running can form pyruvate |
Alanine
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Formed by Pyruvate
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Alanine
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Branch Chain AA (4)
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Alanine
Valine Leucine Isoleucine |
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Essential Branch Chain AA's (3)
-also metabolized in intestine |
Valine
Leucine Isoleucine |
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Maple Syrup Disease
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Valine
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makes isoleucine
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Leucine
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stabilizes proteins on DNA
ketogenic |
Leucine
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Formed by Leucine
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Isoleucine
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plays central role in ligand binding and protein stability
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Isoleucine
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imino acid
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proline
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formed by glutamate
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proline
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causes bending in peptide bond due to good rotation
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proline
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makes tyrosine
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phenylalanine
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formed by alanine
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phenylalanine
tryptophan |
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Aromatics (4)
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phenylalanine
tryptophan tyrosine histidine |
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PKU
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phenylalanine
problem with enzyme hydroxylase broken/inefficient need to be cautious when breastfeeding no diet soda neurotoxic |
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largest AA
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tryptophan
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essential aromatic (2)
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phenylalanine
tryptophan |
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2% formation of NAD+
Serotonin -> melatonin |
tryptophan
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Do not give patients these AA when they are on psychotroptic drugs
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tryptophan
tyrosine |
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AA's that contain sulfur
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methionine
cysteine |
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required for SAMe
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methionine
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makes creatine
simplest AA |
glycine
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formed by acetic acid
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glycine
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glutathione natural antioxidant
porphyrin rings interconvertable with serine phase 2 conjugation |
glycine
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formed by lysine
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serine
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interchangeable with glysine
phosphotidylserine myelin sheath |
serine
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Essential AA's (10)
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Valine
Lecine Isoleucine Phenylalanine Tryptophan Methionine Threonine Histidine Lysine Arginine (depends) |
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glutathione
taurine |
cysteine
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formed by aspartate
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asparagine
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neurotransmitter
common attachment for carbs in glycoproteins |
asparagine
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formed by glutamate
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glutamine
proline |
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most common AA
MAJOR Nitrogen carrier in blood |
glutamine
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formed by phenylalanine
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tyrosine
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essential for glycogen formation
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tyrosine
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precursor to:
L-Dopa Dopamine Thyroxines Melanin |
tyrosine
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Dark Urine Disease
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tyrosine
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Can serve as an acid or base
a good buffer |
histidine
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AA's that are Basic
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histidine
lysine arginine |
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AA that are acidic
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aspartate
glutamate |
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makes serine
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lysine
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people with this AA deficiency have trouble metabolizing fat
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lysine
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carnitine shuttle
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lysine
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basic & ketogenic AA
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lysine
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formed by glutamate semi-aldehyde
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arginine
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makes creatine
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arginine
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KEY: Nitric OXIDE
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arginine
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produced in urea cycle
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arginine
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precursor to ADH
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arginine
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essential in neonates, geriatrics, trauma, and those with liver pathology
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arginine
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formed by OAA
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aspartate
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give N to urea cycle
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aspartate
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important in enzymes active centers & in maintaining solubility and ionic center of proteins
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aspartate
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makes glutamine, proline, GABA
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glutamate
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formed by alpha-ketoglutarate
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glutamate
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