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27 Cards in this Set
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Q. Glycine?
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Simplest
Formed by: Acetic Acid Essent: NO Derivatives: Interconvertable with serine. Creatine. Porphyrin Rings |
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Q. Alanine?
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Formed by: Pyruvate
Essent: No Derivatives: Associated with muscle breakdown |
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Q. Valine? Branched
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Formed by:
Essent: Yes Derivatives: breakdown to maple syrup disease. |
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Q. Leucine? Branched
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Formed by:
Essent: Yes Derivatives: Metabolized in intestine. Stabilizes proteins on DNA |
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Q. Isoleucine? Branched
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Formed by:
Essent: Yes Derivatives: Metabolized in intestine. plays central roles in protein stability |
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Q. Proline?
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Formed by: Glutamate
Essent: No Derivatives: Causes bending in peptide bond |
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Q. Phenylalanine?
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Formed by: Alanine
Essent: Yes Derivatives: Rapidly produces tyrosine. Excess causes neurotoxic |
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Q. Tyrosine?
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Formed by: Phenylalanine
Essent: No Derivatives: Precursor to L-Dopa, Dopamine, Thyroxines, melanin |
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Q. Tryptophan?
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Formed by: Alanine
Essent: Yes Derivatives: tryptophan, serotonin, melatonin |
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Q. Methionine?
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Formed by:
Essent: Yes Derivatives: Required for SAMe, to make epi & Norepi |
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Q. Serine?
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Formed by: Lysine
Essent: No Derivatives: Interchangeble with glycine |
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Q. Threonine?
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Formed by:
Essent: Yes Derivatives: |
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Q. Cysteine?
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Formed by:
Essent: No Derivatives: Glutathione |
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Q. Histidine?
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Formed by:
Essent: Yes Derivatives: Histamines |
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Q. Lysine?
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Formed by:
Essent:Yes Derivatives: Carnitine and creatine. Participates in active centers of enzymes |
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Q. Arginine?
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Formed by: Glutamate Semi Aldehyde
Essent: Some Derivatives: Nitric Oxide. Produced in Urea Cycle |
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Q. Asparatate?
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Formed by: OAA
Essent: No Derivatives: Good carrier of N |
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Q. Glutamate?
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Formed by:
Essent: No Derivatives: GLutathione. |
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Q. Asparagine?
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Formed by: Asparatate
Essent: No Derivatives: Neurotransmitter |
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Q. Glutamine?
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Formed by: Glutamate
Essent: No Derivatives: Neurotransmitter. Major nitrogen carrier |
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Q. What is PKU, and what precautions should be made?
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Cant Convert Phenylalanine to tyrosine.
Be cautious with breast feeding, and diet sodas. |
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Q. What do Diet Sodas contain which is bad for PKU?
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Aspartame, which is high in phenylalanine
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Q. Maple Syrup Urine Disease?
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Problem with branched chain amino acids. Only shows up after exercise or fasting.
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Q. What makes up Glutathione?
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1. Cysteine, 2. Glycine, 3. Glutamate
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Q. Nitric Oxide is made by?
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Arginine
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Q. Three branched chain fatty acids?
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Valine, Leucine, Isoleucine
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Q. What amino acid should not be given to individuals on psychotropic drugs?
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Tryptophan or Tyrosine
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