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Special Amino Acids
USMLE Step 1 prep
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Medical
Not Applicable
06/07/2004

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Term
Ketogenic
Definition
Leucine, Lysine
Term
Glucogenic/Ketogenic
Definition
"I Pee Tea" Ile, Phe, Trp
Term
Glucogenic
Definition
"AT HMV" Arg, Thr, His, Met, Val
Term
Acidic Amino Acids
Definition
Aspartic acid (Asp), Glutamic Acid (Glu); (negatively charged at pH 7.4)
Term
Basic Amino Acids
Definition
Arginine, Lysine; (have extra NH3 groups, positively charged at pH 7.4)
Term
Phenylalanine derivatives
Definition
Tyrosine -> Thyroxine, Dopa -> Dopamine -> melanin, NE -> E
Term
Tryptophan derivatives
Definition
Serotonin, Melatonin, Niacin (B3) -> NAD+/NADP+
Term
Histidine derivatives
Definition
Histamine
Term
Glycine derivatives
Definition
Porphyrin -> Heme
Term
Arginine derivatives
Definition
Creatinine, Urea, Nitric Oxide
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