Uncommon amino acids summary
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biochem exam 1, what they're present in and biological function
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𝛄-Carboxy-glutamic acid
Prothrombin, Ca++ binding
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Desmosine & isodesmosine
Elastin, Structural stability
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Hydroxylysine
Collagen, Structural stability
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Hydroxyproline
Collagen, Structural stability
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N-Methyl-lysine
Histones,
Genome organization; Regulation of gene function
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Selenocysteine
Glutathione reductase, some tRNAs
Oxidation-reduction reactions
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Taurine
Muscles, brain tissue
Metabolic role
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