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Amino Acids

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essential AA

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threonine
tryptophan
valine
leucine
lysine
isolysin
methionine
phenyl alanine

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Semi essential AA

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Histidine
arginine

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Non essential AA

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alanine
tyrosine
cysteine
serine
glutamine
aspartic acid
asparagine
proline
glycine
glutamic acid

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Types of AA on basis of side chain

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Acidic, basic, Sulphur, neutral, alcohol, heterocyclic, aromatic

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Acidic AA

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Aspartic acid
glutamic acid

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Basic AA

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Lysine
Arginine

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Neutral AA

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Glycine
alanine
valine
isoleucine
leucine

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Sulphur AA

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cysteine
methionine

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Alcohol AA

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serine
threonine

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Heterocyclic AA

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proline
histidine
tryptophan

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Aromatic AA

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tryptophan
phenylalanine
tyrosine

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Function of AA

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Function of proteins

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Contractile

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actin, myosin

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enzyme

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pepsin, tripsine

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carrier/ transport

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GLUT

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Denfence

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immunoglobulin, antibodies

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Receptors

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sensory receptors

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Pigments

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hemoglobin, cytochrome, myoglobin

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Structural

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collagen, elastin

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Storage

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glutelin, glutenin

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sweet protein

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brazzein, monellin, thaumatin

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Tyrose
thyroxine, melanin, dopamine
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Catecholamine
adrenaline/ epinephrine and nor adrenaline/ nor epinephrine
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Tryptophan
Melatonin, serotonin, auxin, iaa, iba, nicotinamide, vit b3, niacin
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Histamine
histidine
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Glycine
Haem
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Alanine
Coenzyme a
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Ornithine and citrulline (non pancreatic enzyme)
urea cycle in liver
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Tyrosine
thyroxine, melanin, dopamine
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Tryptophan
Melatonin, serotonin, auxin, iaa, iba, nicotinamide, vit b3, niacin
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Catecholamine
adrenaline/ epinephrine and nor adrenaline/ nor epinephrine
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Histamine
histidine
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Glycine
Haem
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Alanine
Coenzyme a
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Ornithine and citrulline (non pancreatic enzyme)
urea cycle in liver
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Enzyme
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Types of co- factor
prosthetic grp- tightly bound eg- haem- catalase, peroxidase Coenzyme- loosely bound, short period of time eg- NADP/ NAD, FAD, FMN Metal part- eg; salivary amylase- cl- urea- ni- cytochrome oxidase- fe, cu carboxy peptidase and carbonic anhydrase- zn 2+
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Classes of enzyme
oxo reductase / dehydrogenase, transferase, Hydrolase, Lipase, Isomerase, Ligase
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oxo reductase / dehydrogenase
redox rx. eg; catalase, peroxidase, reductase, dehydrogenase, oxidase
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transferase
eg; transaminase, kinase, hexokinase
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Hydrolase
digestive enzyme; protease, proteolytic enz, lipase, amylase, nuclease
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Lyase
aldolase, decarboxylase, carbonic anhydrase
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Isomerase
isomerase
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Ligase

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