Amino Acid Synthesis Flashcards
1
Q
What two groups do amino acids have?
A
An amino group and a carboxyl group
2
Q
What are essential amino acids?
A
Those that are required from our diet
3
Q
What is the amino acid carbon skeleton derived from? (3)
A
Glycolysis, citric acid cycle and pentose phosphate pathway
4
Q
What can the synthesis of non-essential amino acids be divided into? (4)
A
Synthesis of glutamate, those wholly or partly derived from glutamate, synthesis of S-containing amino acids, synthesis of tyrosine
5
Q
What are the three aromatic amino acids?
A
Phenylalanine, tyrosine and tryptophan
6
Q
What are isoenzymes?
A
Different forms of the same enzyme
7
Q
What pathway synthesises aromatic amino acids?
A
Shikimic pathway
