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37 Cards in this Set
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Glycine |
Smallest side chain, often occurs where pwptides bend sharply, first step of heme synthesis, purine synthesis, major inhibitory neurotransmitter for the spine |
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Alanine |
Carries nitrogen from peripheral tissues to liver |
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Branched chain amino acids whose metabolites accumulate in maple syrup urine disease |
Valine, leucine, isoleucine |
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Phenylalamine |
Accumulate in phenylketonuria, precursor of tyrosine |
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Tryptophan |
Has indole side chain, precursor for melatonin, Serotonin, niacin |
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Methionine |
Precursor of homocysteine |
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Proline |
Imino acid, contributes to fibrous structure of collagen, interrupts a-helices in globular proteins |
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Cysteine |
Keratin, 2 with a covalent disulfode bond is cystine |
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Serine |
Linked to carbohydrate groups in glycoproteins |
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O Linked glycosylation in golgi apparatus |
Serine and threonine |
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N linked glycosylation in ER |
Aspargine |
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Deaminated by glutaminase to havr ammonia |
Glutamine |
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Glutamate |
Precursor to GABA and gluthione |
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Histidine |
Folic acid deficiency test, n-formiminoglutamate excretion test |
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Arginine |
Precursor to urea, ceatinine and nitric oxide |
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Selenocysteine |
Selenium replaces sulfur in cysteine |
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C |
Cysteine |
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H |
Histidine |
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I |
Isoleucine |
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M |
Methionine |
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S |
Serine |
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V |
Valine |
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A |
Alanine |
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G |
Glycine |
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L |
Leucine |
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P |
Proline |
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T |
Threonine |
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R |
Arginine |
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N |
Aspargine |
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A |
Aspartic Acid |
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E |
Glutamate |
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Q |
Glutamine |
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F |
Phenylalamine |
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Y |
Tyrosine |
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W |
Tryptophan |
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Z |
Glutamate or Glutamine |
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B |
Aspartic acid and Aspargine |
