Amino Acids: Revision

What is the name of the central carbon in amino acids?

• Delta carbon
• Beta carbon
• Gamma carbon
• Alpha carbon

all amino acids are alpha, except?

• Tryptophan

• Serine
• Proline

• Alanine

Difference between a polypeptide and an oligopeptide?

• A polypeptide has 10+ amino acids; an oligopeptide has 5-9 amino acids.

• A polypeptide is formed by fewer than 10 amino acids; an oligopeptide is formed by 10-50 amino acids

• A polypeptide is a single amino acid; an oligopeptide is a chain of amino acids.
• A polypeptide has 2-20 amino acids; an oligopeptide has 50+ amino acids.

Name the dicarboxylic amino acid/s

• Threonine
• Cysteine
• Aspartic acid

• Glutamic acid

Name the amino acid that undergoes the ketogenic pathway

• Isoleucine
• Leucine
• Valine
• Phenylalanine

Name an amino acids that undergo the glucogenic pathway ONLY

• Serine
• Alanine
• Tyrosine

• Glycine

Name the amino acids that undergo the keto-glucogenic pathway

• Leucine

• Isoleucine

• Phenylalanine

• Proline

How many polypeptides are in collagen?

• Three polypeptides
• Four polypeptides
• Five polypeptides
• Two polypeptides

Excluding immunoglobulins, where are the rest of plasma proteins made?

• Liver

• Bone marrow
• Spleen
• Kidneys

What is the name of proteins synthesised during inflammation?

• Chronic phase proteins
• Inflammatory cytokines
• Acute phase proteins
• Tissue repair proteins