Amino Acids

  1. Positively charged (3)
    • Lysine
    • Histidine
    • Arginine
  2. Negatively charged (2)
    • Aspartic acid
    • Glutamic acid
  3. Polar (5)
    • Serine
    • Cysteine
    • Threonine
    • Aspargine
    • Glutamine
    • Santa Gave Three Children Asparagus
  4. Neutral aromatic (3)
    • Phenylalanine
    • Tryosine
    • Tryptophan
  5. Non-polar, aliphatic (7)
    • Glycine
    • Alanine
    • Valine
    • Leucine
    • Methionine
    • Isoleucine
    • Proline
    • Al, Val, Lucy, Isolucy are on Meth so they'll never be Pro's, they'll all be losers like Glycine.
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    Alanine
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    Arginine
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    Aspargine
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    Aspartic acid
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    Cysteine
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    Glutamic acid
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    Glutamine
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    Glycine
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    Histidine
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    Isoleucine
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    Leucine
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    Lysine
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    Methionine
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    Phenylalanine
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    Proline
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    Serine
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    Threonine
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    Tryptophan
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    Tyrosine
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    Valine
  26. Essential (10)
    • Phenylalanine
    • Valine
    • Tryptophan
    • Threonine
    • Isoleucine
    • Methionine
    • Histine
    • Argenine
    • Leucine
    • Lysine
    • PVT TIM HALL is not a Pro. He always Argues, he never Tyres.
  27. Drugs derived from Tyrosine
    • L-thyroxine (synthroid)
    • Dopamine -> Epinephrine -> Adrenergics (albuterols)
    • You get a nail in your Tyr, feel like a Dopa and get angry
  28. Drugs derived from Tryptophan
    • Serotonin -> Sumatriptan
    • Niacin
    • You eat turkey and feel good (seratonin) and get vitamins (niacin)
  29. Drugs from Glutamate
    GABA -> Gabapentin, Pregabalin
  30. Drugs from Histidine
    Histamine -> Cimetidine
Author
jaguavai
ID
103358
Card Set
Amino Acids
Description
Structures, classifications, essential, non-essential, semi-essential
Updated