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Amino Acids Flashcards

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Asparagine

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  • Asn
  • Nonessential Glucogenic
  • Polar uncharged (amide)
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Glycine

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  • Gly
  • Nonessential Glucogenic
  • Nonpolar
  • only chiral AA
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Glutamine

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  • Gln
  • Nonessential Glucogenic
  • Polar uncharged (amide)
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Aspartic Acid (aspartate)

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  • Asp
  • Non essential Glucogenic
  • Polar charged (acidic)
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Alanine

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  • Ala
  • Nonessential Glucogenic
  • Aliphatic nonpolar
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Glutamic acid (glutamate)

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  • Glu
  • Nonessential Glucogenic
  • Polar charged (acidic)
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Threonine

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  • Thr
  • Essential Glucogenic
  • polar uncharged (hydroxyl)
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Tyrosine

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  • Tyr
  • Nonessential Ketogenic & Glucogenic
  • Nonpolar hydrophobic
  • Aromatic
  • precursor for catecholamines
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Valine

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  • Val
  • Essential Glucogenic
  • aliphatic nonpolar
  • branched amino acid
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Serine

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  • Ser
  • Nonessential Glucogenic
  • Polar uncharged (hydroxyl)
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Leucine

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  • Leu
  • Essential Ketogenic
  • aliphatic Nonpolar
  • branched amino acid
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Methionine

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  • Met
  • Essential Glucogenic
  • nonpolar hydrophobic
  • Sulfur containing
  • serves as methyl group donor in methylation reactions.
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Isoleucine

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  • ile
  • Essential
  • Glucogenic & Ketogenic
  • aliphatic Nonpolar
  • branched amino acid
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Phenylalanine

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  • Phe
  • Essential Ketogenic & Glucogenic
  • Nonpolar hydrophobic
  • Aromatic
  • build up cause phenylketonuria
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Histidine

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  • His
  • Essential Glucogenic
  • Polar charged (basic)
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Lysine

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  • Lys
  • Essential Ketogenic
  • Polar charged (basic)
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Proline

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  • Pro
  • Nonessential Glucogenic
  • Nonpolar
  • Helix breaker
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Tryptophan

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  • Trp
  • Essential Ketogenic & Glucogenic
  • Nonpolar hydrophobic
  • Aromatic
  • precursor for serotonin
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Arginine

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  • Arg
  • Nonessential Glucogenic
  • Polar charged (basic)
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Cysteine

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  • Cys
  • Nonessential Glucogenic
  • Polar uncharged (Sulfur)
  • Forms disulfide bonds
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Selenocysteine

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Cysteine that is modified by removing the hydroxyl group for a selenium atom

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Cystinuria

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Caused by inability to reabsorb COAL ( cys, arg, Lys AA’s and ornithine molecules)

23
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Two conditionally essential amino acids (normally nonessential but can become essential)

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Glutamine & Arginine

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Maple syrup urine

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Caused by excess branched nonpolar amino acid build up

  • specifically Val, leu and ile

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