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proteins |
secondary source of energy naturally occuring, unbranched polymer in which the monomer units are AA |
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Zwitterion |
a molecule that has - charge on one atom and + charge on another atom, but has no net charge |
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Amino acids |
building units of proteins |
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AVLIP |
NP- alkyl R group |
alanine valine leucine isoleucine proline |
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F, W |
NP- Aromatic Grp |
Phenylalanine Tryptophan |
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M |
NP- S containing |
methionine |
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G |
Uncharged Polar - R H |
Glycine |
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S T Y |
uncharged polar - hydroxyl |
serine threonine tyrosine |
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N Q |
uncharged polar - amide |
aspargine glutamine |
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C |
uncharged polar- s containing |
cysteine |
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E D |
charged polar - acid |
Glu Asp |
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K H R |
charged polar- basic |
lysine histidine arginine |
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ninhydrin - pink and violet |
test for alpha amino group |
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schiff test- violet or purple (LYSINE) |
test for amino group |
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sakaguchi test- red orange color (ARGININE) |
test for guanidino group |
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xanthoproteic - yellow (TYR) orange (TRP) |
test for aromatic ring |
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lead acetate - black deposit |
test for sulfhydryl group |
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millons test - red or pink (TYROSINE) |
test for phenolic ring |
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Biuret test - blue to violet |
test for peptide linkages |
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ESSENTIAL AA : VILLA HM = Ten Thousand Pound |
cant ve formed in the body and so, essential to be taken |
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SEMI ESSENTIAL AA |
formed in the body but not in qs amt |
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ketogenic (lysine and leucine) |
metabolic classification which gives ketone bodies |
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GLUCOGENIC: brad PITT |
metabolic classification which give glucose |
phenylalanine isoleucine tyrosine tryptophan |
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glycine |
smallest and simplest AA; synthesis of heme |
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alanine |
constituent of panthotenic acid |
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valine |
replaces glutamic acid in the Hgb in Sickle cell disease |
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leucine |
component of ferritin |
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Leucin, Isoleucin and Valine |
3 AA building up when there is maple syrup urine disease |
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Phenylalanine or Tyrosine |
can be converted into which in turn is used to synthesize NE and Dopamine |
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Aspartic acid and Phenylalanine |
2 AA that make up Aspartame |
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Phenylalanine |
AA that builds up in the body in case of phenylketonuria |
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tyrosine |
aids in the production of melanin |
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tryptophan |
produces the AA serotonin |
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cysteine |
cough medicine and antidote |
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glutamic acid |
component of MSG |
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glutamic acid |
precursor of GABA |
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LYSINE |
proper growth and bone development in children |
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proline and lysine |
aids in the production of collagen |
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oxytocin |
enhances contractions of smooth muscle cells in the wall of the uterus |
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vasopressin |
causes the kidneys to return more water to the blood |
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vasopressin |
aka ADH |
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oxytocin |
stimulates milk ejection |
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Glutathione |
protect cellular contents from oxidizing agents such as peroxides and superoxides |
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enkephalins |
potent analgesic |
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enkephalins |
suppress the release of substance p |
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glutathione |
tripeptide: Glu-Cys-Gly |
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secondary |
beta pleated sheet |
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primary |
order of AA in a CHON |
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quaternary |
a protein with 2 or more peptide chains |
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secondary |
shape of a globular protein |
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tertiary |
disulfide bonds betweeb R groupss |
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quaternary |
combination of 2 or more protein subunits |
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denaturation |
disruption of bonds |
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albumin |
most dominant simple protein in the blood |
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hemoglobin |
carrier of oxygen in blood |
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myoglobin |
carrier of oxygen in muscles |
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LDL |
transports cholesterol from the liver to organs |
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HDL |
transports cholesterol from the organs back to the liver |
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ferritin or hemocidarin |
storage complex of iron |
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keratin |
for protection; hair and nails |
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collagen |
for healthy connective tissue; found in tendons and bones |
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insulin |
regulatory hormone for glucose metabolism |
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