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All amino acids produce by living systems are called   alpha amino acids. they all have an amino group attached to the alpha carbon  
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Enantiomer   alpha-carbon is asymmetric. It is an enantiomer. Stereoisomer that exhibit a property called chirality. Mirror images.  
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All protein amino acids are what type of enantiomers   L Enantiomers. amino residue is on the left. Except for glycine.  
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Protein turnover   degradation of proteins. continuous process as proteins in the body are constantly replaced.  
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Amino Acid Uses in body   Source of nitrogen (75% for proteins, dna/rna, heme, Ach, hormones) and some can be used for energy during starvation.  
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Nonpolar aliphatic AA   glycine, alanine, valine, leucine, isoleucine  
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Glycine   H, is a D-enantiomer  
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Alanine   CH3  
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Valine   CH / \ CH3 CH3  
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Leucine   CH2 CH / \ CH3 CH3  
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Isoleucine   CH- CH3 CH2 CH2  
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Aromatic(hydrophobic) AA   phenylalanine, tryptophan, tyrosine.  
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Phenylalanine   CH2 Ph  
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Tryptophan   CH2-(2-amino)-cyclopentane-Ph  
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Tyrosine   CH2 Ph OH Can form hydrogen bonds through its OH- grouup. Ability often used by cells to carry out protein function. Relatively reactive.  
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Positive Charged(Basic) Hydrophilic   Histidine, Lysine, Arginine. Important in electrostatic interactions between substances (ie:dna binding)  
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Histidine   CH2 2-4-dinitro-cycolopentane  
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Lysine   Ch2 ch2 ch2 ch2 nh3+  
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Arginine   Ch2 ch2 ch2 nh c=NH NH3+  
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Negatively charged(acidic) hydrophilic   Aspartate, glutamate, asparagine, glutamine.  
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Aspartate   Ch2 C // \ O O-  
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Glutamate   CH2 Ch2 C // \ O O-  
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Asparagine   CH2 C // \ O NH2  
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Glutamine   CH2 CH2 C // \ O NH2  
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Hydroxyl Containing AA   Serine/Threonine. Hydrophilic group makes them more hydrophilic and reactive than alanine and valine. OH group hydrogen bonds  
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Serine   CH2 OH  
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Threonine   CH-OH CH3  
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Cyclic AA   Proline. side chain bonded to both nitrogen and carbon atoms. It is THREE Carbon side chain. Top one bonds to alphacarbon. Bottom one bonds to amino end nitrogen. makes a cyclopentane.  
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Sulfur Containing AA   Cysteine and Methionine SH group hydrogen bonds with water  
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Cysteine   CH2 SH Important due to ability to form covalent bonds with other cysteine. Disulfide bonds.  
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Methionine   CH2 CH2 S CH3  
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Essential Amino Acids   Essential for metabolism, health, growth, not synthesized by the body, must be obtained from food. PVT TIM HALL  
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