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[LEC] AMINO ACIDS
[LEC] AMINO ACIDS
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ALA / A
ALANINE
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ARG / R
ARGININE
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ASN / N
ASPARAGINE
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ASP / D
ASPARTIC ACID
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CYS / C
CYSTEINE
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GLU / E
GLUTAMIC ACID
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GLN / Q
GLUTAMINE
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GLY / G
GLYCINE
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HIS / H
HISTIDINE
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ILE / I
ISOLEUCINE
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LEU / L
LEUCINE
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LYS / K
LYSINE
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MET / M
METHIONINE
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PHE / F
PHENYLALANINE
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PRO / P
PROLINE
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SER / S
SERINE
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THR / T
THREONINE
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TRP / W
TRYPTOPHAN
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TYR / Y
TYROSINE
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VAL / V
VALINE
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VGFLIPWAM
9 NON POLAR AA (hydrophobic & water soluble)
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PHENYL RING
F
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INDOLE RING
W
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ISOBUTYL R GROUP
L
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SEC-BUTYL R GROUP
I
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ISOPROPYL R GROUP
V
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THIOETHER (RSR’)
M
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NO CHIRAL CENTER
G
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METHYL R GROUP
A
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IMINO GROUP
P
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SCTNYQ
6 POLAR NEUTRAL (uncharged but polar, neutral side chains) (electronegative groups -CONH2, -OH, -SH)
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1-C R GROUP
N
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2-C R GROUP
Q
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PRIMARY OH GROUP
S
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SECONDARY OH GROUP
T
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PHENOL GROUP
Y
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SULFHYDRYL GROUP
C
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ED
2 POLAR-ACIDIC AA (addtl -COOH side chain)
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BETA-CARBOXYLIC ACID R GROUP
D
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GAMMA-CARBOCYLIC ACID R GROUP
E
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RKH
3 POLAR-BASIC AA (addtl -NH2 side chain)
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IMIDAZOLE RING
H
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4-C AMINE R GROUP
K
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GUANIDINO R GROUP
R
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ACHIRAL
G
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BRANCHED (branched alkyl side chains)
VIL
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AROMATIC
WFY
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ALCOHOLIC
STY
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SULFURATED
MC
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ESSENTIAL AA
MHRLIKFTVW
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EXCLUSIVELY KETOGENIC AA (forms ketone bodies)
LK
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GLUCO-/KETOGENIC AA (forms glucose n ketone bodies)
FITWY
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EXCLUSIVELY GLUCOGENIC AA
13 REMAINING AA
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UNCOMMON AA
Selenocysteine
Desmosine, Isodesmosine
4-hydroxyproline
5-hydroxylysine
Gamma-carboxyglutamate
6-N-methylysine
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derived from serine,
21st AA,
vital for Se-homeostasis and overall metabolic rate
Selenocysteine
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derived from 4 residues of lysine
found in the fibrous protein elastin
desmosine, isodesmosine
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derived from proline
found in collagen
4-hydroxyproline
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derived from lysine
found in collagen
5-hydroxylysine
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derived from glutamate
found in blood-clotting protein (prothrombin)
gamma-carboxyglutamate
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derived from lysine
found in a contractile protein (myosin)
6-N-methylysine
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tyrosine-deprived
dopamine
epinephrine
norepinephrine
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histidine-deprived
histamine
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tryptophan-deprived
serotonin
melatonin