Biochem

Question 1

All amino acids exist in the L-form, except for________?

Answer 1

Glycine

Question 2

What amino acid is essential in a child but not an adult?

Answer 2

Histidine

Question 3

All amino acids are _______?

Answer 3

Amphoteric (can act as a acid or base)

Question 4

What are the 3 aromatic amino acids?

Answer 4

Phenylalanine, tyrosine, tryptophan

Question 5

What are the surfer containing amino acids?

Answer 5

Cystine, methionine, cysteine

Question 6

What is the precursor to carnitine?

Answer 6

Lysine

Question 7

What takes fatty acids into mitochondria for Beta oxidation?

Answer 7

Carnitine

Question 8

What are the branched chain Amino acids?

Answer 8

Leucine, iso-leucine, valine

Question 9

What disease is when the body can not break down amino acids?

Answer 9

Maple syrup urine disease

Question 10

What amino acids have the greatest positive net charge at NORMAL pH of blood?

Answer 10

Basic (histidine, lysine, Arginine)

Question 11

What is an example of tertiary structure?

Answer 11

Myoglobin

Question 12

What is an example of a quaternary structure?

Answer 12

Hemoglobin

Question 13

Grains are lacking what amino acid?

Answer 13

Lysine

Question 14

What amino acid is the intermediate of the krebs cycle ?

Answer 14

Glutamate

Question 15

What is helping binding with insulin?

Answer 15

Chromium

Question 16

.where does the urea cycle take place?

Answer 16

Both cytosol and mitochondria

Question 17

Where does glycolysis take place?

Answer 17

Cytosol

Question 18

What is the intermediates of the urea cycle?

Answer 18

ARCO, arginine citrulline, ornithine

Question 19

What transports fatty acids from cytosol in the mitochondria in beta oxidation?

Answer 19

Carnitine