Amino Acids/protein Flashcards
Which AA are important in collagen?
Glycine
Proline
Uncommon: hydroxyproline, hydroxylysine
Which aa is a neurotransmitter
Glutamate
What is a zwitterion?
Positive and negative with net charge of 0
Where are plasma proteins produced
Liver
What role does glycine play in collagen?
Allows it to bend
What is a uniport transport protein?
Protein channel allowing 1 molecule type through
What is an antiport transporter?
Allows diffusion of two molecules against each other
What is a symport transporter?
Two molecules diffuse together
Essential amino acids: private Tim hall is essential to the army
Phenylalanine Valine Threonine Tryptophan Isoleucine Methionine Histidine Leucine Lysine
Non essential amino acids: is farting really necessary?
Glutamate Asparagine Aspartate Arginine Serine
Conditionally essential amino acids: go grab aunt party’s toy cat
Glutamine Glycine Arginine Proline Tyrosine Cysteine
Which amino acids are exclusively ketogenic? Lucy from peanuts is fasting so she lies down
Leucine
Lysine
Which amino acids are both keto and glucogenic? Ice blocking with a tire would be fun unless you tripped
Isoleucine, tyrosine, phenylalanine, tryptophan
