Essential And Non-Essential AA's Flashcards

(20 cards)

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 It is one of the most significant among the 20 common amino acids.
 It offers energy to your system. It releases into the blood stream during exercise time and induces carbohydrate-consuming effect to the health system.
 It promotes enhancement in the area of protein synthesis and nitrogen balance.

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Alanine

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 It is one of the 20 common amino acids. It is needed to maintain homeostatic balance in the nervous system.
 Amino acid transformation and ammonia synthesis are largely dependent on _________

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Asparagine

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 Synthesized normally in the body, _______ is known to be a semi-essential amino acid. Sometimes more is required than normal production.
 Deficiencies may include poor wound healing, weakness in muscles, hair loss, irritations in skin, and constipation.

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Arginine

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 _________ is one of two acidic amino acids belonging to the group of 20 common amino acids.
 It promotes enzyme activity, maintenance of solubility in the body, as well as homeostasis in ionic characters of proteins.

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Aspartic Acid

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 It is present only at the rate of 2.8% into proteins but it provides the 3-dimensional stability of the protein molecule.
 It also plays a crucial role in the metabolic process of many important enzymes.

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Cysteine

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 It is one of the important amino acids among all 20 common amino acids.
 It is responsible for transportation of glutamate and other amino acids to the blood barrier.

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Glutamic Acid

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 ________ is able to eliminate excess ammonia from the body system.
 It enhances immune system. Apart from that, ________ possesses anti-anxiety property that permits the mind to be relaxed.

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Glutamine

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 is known as the second most common among the group of amino acids.
 It helps transforming harmful toxic substances within the body to a non-toxic form.

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Glycine

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required for infant development. __________ deficiency may result in eczema, a kind of skin disease.
 There are few genetic disorders that promote non-metabolic state for ________.
 This results in speech disorders and mental retardations among infants and toddlers.

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Histidine

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10
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 This amino acid is particularly important for stimulating the brain in order to produce mental alertness.

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Isoleucine

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 It is particularly effective in producing other essential biochemical compounds in the body.
 These chemicals are important for producing bodily energy and mental alertness.

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Leucine

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 _______ is one of the most important amino acid among all 20 common amino acids.
 It functions against herpes virus in particular by providing body required nutritional supplements.

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Lysine

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 It is an essential amino acid which functions at initiating the translation of messenger RNA.

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Methionine

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 This amino acid profoundly affects brain cells at biochemical level.

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Phenylalanine

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15
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 It significantly affects human nutrition. It is believed to act as a source of nitrogen.

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Proline

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 _______ is intimately related to various bodily functions such as fat metabolism, tissue growth, enhancement of immune system and many more.
 It is an essential ingredient of brain protein.

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 It helps in maintaining protein balance and also in assisting collagen formation.

18
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 This is particularly needed in the body for the production of vitamin B3.

19
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 This is crucial in building link between dopamine and norepinephrine. It also reduces fat by suppressing appetite.

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 It is effective in promoting tissue growth and maintaining nitrogen balance in the health system.