Month: December 2022

. . α-Amino-3-hydroxy-5-Methyl-4-isoxazolePropionic Acid . better known as AMPA α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid is a compound that is a specific agonist for the AMPA receptor, where it […]

. . -[seleno-cysteine] is the 21st [proteinogenic amino acid]- Selenoproteins contain selenocysteine residues. Selenocysteine is an analogue of the more common cysteine with selenium in […]

. -as of [6 OCTOBER 2024]– . . “AR ja neen” . [’arginine’ is the amino acid with the formula (H2N)(HN)CN(H)(CH2)3CH(NH2)CO2H] . The molecule features […]

-as of [17 SEPTEMBER 2024]- . (meaning that humans can synthesize these ‘proteinogenetic amino acids’ within the body) (meaning that they do not need to […]

. . (symbol Ser or S) . -‘serine’ is an ‘α-amino acid’ that is used in the ‘biosynthesis’ of ‘proteins’- . It contains an α-amino […]

. . (symbol Gln or Q) Glutamine is an α-amino acid that is used in the biosynthesis of proteins. Its side chain is similar to […]

. . “PRO leen” . (symbol Pro or P) . -‘proline’ is an ‘organic acid’ classed as a ‘proteinogenic amino acid’ (used in the biosynthesis […]

. . (symbol Phe or F) Phenylalanine is an essential α-amino acid with the formula C9H11NO It can be viewed as a benzyl group substituted […]

. . (symbol Val or V) . “VAY leen” . -’valine’ is an ‘α-amino acid’ that is used in the ‘bio-synthesis’ of ‘proteins’- . It […]

. . “THREE oh NEEN” . (symbol Thr or T) . -’threonine’ is an ‘amino acid’ that is used in the ‘bio-synthesis’ of ‘proteins’- . […]