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Amino Acids Quiz

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alanine
noun
any of several isomers of an amino acid found in proteins and produced synthetically
allylglycine
noun
glycine derivative, inhibitor of the enzyme glutamate decarboxylase
aminobutanoic acid
noun
chief inhibitory neurotransmitter in the mammalian central nervous system
aminohexanoic acid
noun
derivative of lysine which makes it an effective inhibitor for enzymes
arginine
noun
obtained from the hydrolysis or digestion of plant and animal protein
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asparagine
noun
soluble in water, obtained from certain plants for nutrients in culture media for certain bacteria
aspartic acid
noun
nonessential amino acid produced by the hydrolysis of asparagines and proteins
citrulline
noun
an intermediate compound in the urea cycle
cysteine
noun
component of nearly all proteins, obtained by the reduction of cystine
essential amino acid
noun
any amino acid that is required by an animal for growth cannot be synthesized by the animal's cells
glutamic acid
noun
obtained by hydrolysis from wheat gluten and sugar-beet residues used commercially
glutamine
noun
related to glutamic acid
glycine
noun
simplest amino acid, colorless, crystalline, sweet, water-soluble solid
histidine
noun
constituent of proteins and is important as the iron-binding site in hemoglobin
homoserine
noun
formed in the conversion of methionine to cysteine
hydroxyproline
noun
nutritionally nonessential amino acid found mainly in collagen
isoleucine
noun
crystalline amino acid occurring in proteins
leucine
noun
white, crystalline, water-soluble obtained by the decomposition of proteins
lysine
noun
crystalline basic amino acid produced chiefly from many proteins by hydrolysis
methionine
noun
found in casein wool and other proteins
norleucine
noun
isomeric to leucine and isoleucine but not found in proteins
norvaline
noun
isomeric with valine and usually made synthetically
phenylalanine
noun
crystalline, water-soluble, necessary to the nutrition of humans and most animals
proline
noun
alcohol-soluble amino acid occurring in high concentration in collagen
serine
noun
found in many proteins and obtained by the hydrolysis of sericin, the protein constituting silk gum
threonine
noun
obtained by the hydrolysis of proteins
tryptophan
noun
released from proteins by tryptic digestion
tyrosine
noun
abundant in ripe cheese, that acts as a precursor of nor epinephrine and dopamine
valine
noun
white, crystalline, and water-soluble, present in most plant and animal proteins

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