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41 Cards in this Set
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Name 2 aliphatic AAs which contain a hydroxyl group.
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Serine
Threonine |
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Name 2 aliphatic AAs which contain sulfur.
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Cysteine
Methionine |
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Namer an AA which contain a thiol group.
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Cysteine
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Name an AA which has a guanido group.
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Arginine.
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Name an amino acid which has an imidazol group.
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Histidine.
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Name the AAs which contain a hydroxyl group.
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Tyrosine
Serine Threonine |
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Name an AA which contain an indol ring.
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Tryptophan.
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What are the aromatic AAs?
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Phenyl Alanine
Tyrosine Tryptophan |
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What are the cyclic AAs?
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Proline
Histidine Tryptophan can be included |
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Explain the nomenclature of the non-essential AAs.
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They are called non-essential because they can be manufactured in the body.
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The Ten Acid Pornstars Liked Very Hot Ladies In Mini-skirts
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Threonine, Tryptophan, Arginine, Phenyl Alanine, Leucine, Valine, Histidine, Lysine, Isoleucine, Methionine.
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Pvt Tim Hall
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Phenylalanine, Valine, Threonine, Tryptophan, Isoleucine, Methionine, Histidine, Arginine, Leucine, Lysine
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These Ten Valuable Amino Acids Have Long Preserved Life In Man
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Threonine, Tryptophan, Valine, Arginine, Histidine, Leucine, Phenyl Alanine, Lysine, Isoleucine, Methionine.
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Corn is deficient in .....
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Lysine
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Legumes are deficient in ....
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Methionine
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What are the Ketogenic AAs?
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Lysine, Leucine.
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What are the both ketogenic and glucogenic AAs?
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Tryptophan
Isoleucine Phenylalanine Tyrosine |
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And Example of Derived proteins which are found in collagenous fibers are ....., ......
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Hydroxy Proline
Hydroxy Lysine |
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Name a Derived AA which is found in prothrombin ....
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Gamma-Carboxyglutamate
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..... is a derivative of four lysine residues found in elastin.
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Desmosine
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.... is formed by oxidation of two cysteine thiol side chains to form a disulfide covalent bond.
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Cystine
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If we remove the methyl group from Methionine it's called
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Homocysteine
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Tyrosine + Iodine =
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Thyroxine
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What is the AA which has a symmetric alpha carbon?
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Glycine
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Define the optical activity of an amino acid
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The ability og molecules having an assymetric carbon to rotate the plane polarized light to the right(dextrorotary) or to the left (levorotary)
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Amino acids in proteins are ....
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L-stereoisomers
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Electrophoresis
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Separation of molecules of bases of charge in an electric field
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Enantiomers
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D-form & L-form
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residue
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an amino acid unit in a polypeptide chain
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GSH is
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Glutathione
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What are the derived AAs found in proteins?
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Gamma-Carboxyglutamate -> prothrombin
Hydroxy proline, hydroxy lysine -> collagenous fibers Desmosine -> Elastin Cystine -> many proteins |
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derivative AAs which are intermediates in urea synthesis
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Citrulline
Ornithine |
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Transmethylation reactions
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Homocysteine
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An Iodinated AA derived from tyrosine
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thyroxine
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An AA derived from glutamate ans serve as a neurotransmitter
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GABA
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Derived from aspartate and is a constitutent of pantothenic acid
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Beta-alanine
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What are the biologically active peptides?
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Glutathione -> Enzyme cofactor
Thyrotropin releasing hormone TRH -> Hypothalamic hormone Oxytocin and Vasopressin Angiotensin |
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TRH is
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A hypothalic hortmone which regulates the formation and release of thyroid hormones
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Oxytocin results in
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muscular contraction
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Another name for vasopressin
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ADH, Anti Diuretic hormone
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Name a peptide which causes hypertension
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Angiotensin I
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