Amino acids and nitrogen balance Flashcards
(34 cards)
What is structure of AA? Draw?
Amino group
Carboxyl group
R-side chain
What group is responsible properties of aa?
R chain
What are essential aa?
How many?
Body can’t produce, need in diet
9
What are non essential aa?
How many?
Body able produce
11
How many total amino acids?
20
What are two diff types of amino acid?
Glucogenic
Ketogenic
What are glucogenic aa?
Carbon backbone used- gluconeogenesis or TCA cycle intermediates
What are ketogonic aa?
Carbon backbone produces acetyl CoA and acetoacetyl CoA
Name 3 essential aa?
Valine
Leucine
Tryptophan
Name 3 non-essential aa?
Alanine
Glutamate
Aspartate
What are conditionally essential aa?
Depend consumption other aa
What aa are solely ketogenic? (2)
Leucine
Lysine
What are aa function?
Protein production
Production non-protein molecules
What are amino acids joined by?
Peptide bonds
How many amino acids in:
Dipeptide
Polypeptide
Protein
Dipeptide = 2
Polypeptide < 50
Protein > 50
Does anabolism occur in fed or fasting state?
Fed
Does catabolism occur in fed or fasting state?
Fasting
What are sources nitrogen?
Diet- aa from protein
Where is nitrogen lost?
Gut and kidneys- urea
What state should nitrogen balance be?
Equlibrium
In fasting state how is nitrogen accessed? (2)
1) Skeletal muscle
2) Free pool aa in blood
What is main contributor of nitrogen in fed state?
Diet
How is body protein in turnover?
Degradation- Lysosomal and Ubiquitin-dependent pathways
Protein re-synthesis
What should nitrogen balance be?
± 4 g/day
Positive/negative balance depend gain/loss