NBCE Part 1 Biochemistry Irene Gold review Questions and Answers
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NBCE
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NBCE
All amino acids are L-form except?
Ans- glycine
T/F - All amino acids are amphoteric?
Ans- T
What does amphoteric mean?
Ans- Can act as either an acid or a base
What are the essential amino acids?
Ans- P = phenylalanine
V = valine
T = tryptophan
T = threonine
I = isoleucine
M = methioni...
NBCE Part 1 Biochemistry
Irene Gold review
Questions and Answers
All amino acids are L-form except?
Ans- glycine
T/F - All amino acids are amphoteric?
Ans- T
What does amphoteric mean?
Ans- Can act as either an acid or a base
What are the essential amino acids?
,Ans- P = phenylalanine
V = valine
T = tryptophan
T = threonine
I = isoleucine
M = methionine
H = histidine
A = arginine
L = leucine
L = lycine
T/F - histidine is essential in a child but not an adult?
Ans- True
What are the purely ketogenic amino acids?
Ans- Leucine and Lysine
,What amino acid is the precursor for carnitine?
Ans- Lysine
What is the function of carnitine?
Ans- takes FA into mitochondria for beta-oxidation
What are the aromatic amino acids?
Ans- phenylalanine
tyrosine
tryptophan
What is unique about tryptophan?
Ans- It has an indole ring
What are the sulfur-containing amino acids?
Ans- cysteine, methionine, and cystine
, 2 cysteines linked together make what?
Ans- cysteine
What are the branched chain amino acids?
Ans- isoleucine, leucine and valine
Maple syrup urine disease is a defect in?
Ans- the bodies ability to breakdown branched chain amino acids
What are the acidic amino acids?
Ans- aspartate and glutamate
What does aspartame contain that makes it neurotoxic in excess?
Ans- aspartic acid (aspartate)
What are the basic amino acids?
Ans- histidine, lysine and arginine
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