Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins

Question 1

ketogenic amino acids

Answer 1

I- isloleucine
L-leucine
L-lysine
T-tryptophan
T-tyrosine
P- phenylalanine

Question 2

what amino acids are both glucogenic and ketogenic amino acids?

Answer 2

isoleucine, tryptophan, tyrosine, phenylalanine

Question 3

Non-essestial amino acids

Answer 3

Glutamate, alanine, asparagine, aspartate, serine

Question 4

conditionally essential amino acids

Answer 4

glutamine, glycine, arginine, proline, tyrosine, cysteine

Question 5

essential amino acids

Answer 5

phenylalanine
valine
tryptophan
threonine
isoleucine
methionine
histidine
leucine
lysine

Question 6

What is wrong is sickle cell anemia?

Answer 6

Glutamic acid is replaced by valine

Question 7

what amino acid forms disulfide bonds to maintain protein structure?

Answer 7

cysteine

Question 8

what amino acids produce bad breath?

Answer 8

ornithine and citrulline

Question 9

what is the amino acid sequence of collagen synthesis?

Answer 9

glycine, proline, lysine, repeat

Question 10

disease associated with vitamin c deficiency

Answer 10

scurvy

Question 11

What causes alzheimer’s disease?

Answer 11

B pleated sheets (b-chain) causes plaque which causes alzheimer’s disease

Question 12

where are the majority of plasma proteins produced?

Answer 12

all plasma proteins are produced in the liver except for immunoglobulins (B lymphocytes)

Question 13

odontogenesis imperfecta

Answer 13

little collage type 1

Question 14

what amino acids in collagen synthesis are hydroxylated?

Answer 14

proline and LYSINE (not valine)

Question 15

denaturing a protein does what?

Answer 15

it destroys 2, 3, and 4 structure

Question 16

What 2 groups does an amino acid have?

Answer 16

An amino group and a carboxyl group

Question 17

Mnemonic for conditionally essential amino acids

Answer 17

Go grab aunt patty’s toy cat (Glutamine, glycine, arginine, proline, tyrosine, cysteine)

Question 18

Acronym for essential amino acids

Answer 18

Pvt. Tim H.ll (phenylalanine, valine, tryptophan, threonine, isoleucine, methionine, histadine, leucine, lysine)

Question 19

Acronym for Non-essential amino acids

Answer 19

GAAAS (Glutamate, Aspartate, Asparagine, Alanine, Serine)

Question 20

Two cysteines bonded together (disulfide bond)

Answer 20

Cystine

Question 21

Which amino acid is an important neurotransmitter?

Answer 21

Glutamate