Chemistry of Amino acids

Amino acids associated with the TCA cycle and helpful mnemonics to aid memorization

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Here’s a table showing the amino acids associated with each intermediate and helpful mnemonics to aid memorization: Intermediate Amino Acids Associated Mnemonic for Amino Acid Entry Points Pyruvate Glycine, Alanine, Serine, Cysteine, Threonine, Tryptophan, Hydroxyproline G – Glycine A – Alanine S – Serine C – Cysteine T – Threonine T – Tryptophan H – Hydroxyproline […]

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Case discussion The patient is suffering from multiple myeloma. Multiple myelomas represent a malignant proliferation of plasma cells derived from a single clone. The plasma cells in a normal individual are end-stage cells that secrete specific antibodies for a few days and then die. In contrast, the plasma cells in an individual with multiple myeloma

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Protein chemistry- Multiple-choice questions- set-2

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1) – A mutation has changed an isoleucine residue of a protein to glutamic acid; which statement best describes its location in a hydrophilic exterior? a) On the surface, since it is hydrophilic b) Inside the core of the protein since it is hydrophobic c) Anywhere inside or outside d) Inside the core of protein

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Protein Chemistry-Multiple-choice questions

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Q.1- The alpha helix rises per turn a distance of which of the following? a) 0.54 nm                                                                           b) 1.5 nm c) 3 nm                                                                 d) 1.83 nm                           Q.2- Which is an antibiotic peptide out of the following? a) Bleomycin                                                                      b) Penicillin c) Microcystin                                                                 d) Creatine                         Q.3- Which protein out of the given has a length: width

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Biologically important peptides

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A 56-year-old man with long-standing poorly controlled diabetes mellitus visits his primary care physician for a follow up after recent hospitalization. The patient experienced an episode of acute renal failure while in the hospital and his creatinine level rose to 4 mg/dl. Creatinine, a marker of renal function is produced from which of the following

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Alpha1-Antitrypsin deficiency- a case study

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Case details A severe form of obstructive lung disease, starting with dyspnea and leading progressively toward emphysema, was found in several members of the family. One brother had died earlier of lung disease. Blood plasma from his surviving brother and sister showed an abnormally low concentration of α1-Antitrypsin (5.5 μm, normal is 20–48 μm), the

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