Essential amino acids and some other stuff about a.a.'s Flashcards
1
Q
Essential amino acids
A
PVT TIM HALL
Phenylalanine Valine Threonine Tryptophan Isoleucine Methionine Histidine Arginine Lysine Leucine
2
Q
Ketogenic amino acids
A
Lysine, leucine
3
Q
Glucogenic and ketogenic
A
PITT
Phenyalanine
Isoleucine
Tryptophan
Threonine
4
Q
Gluconeogenic
A
Methionine
Valine
Histidine
5
Q
Basic amino acids
A
Arginine
Histidine
Lysine
6
Q
Most basic amino acid
A
Arginine
7
Q
Acidic amino acids
A
Apartate, glutmate
8
Q
No charge at body pH
A
Histidine
9
Q
Bound to histones
A
Arginine and lysine
Think: they’re basic so + at body pH and DNA is -
10
Q
Required during periods of growth
A
Arginine and histidine
