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 […]

. C3H7NO2Se . Selenocysteine is the 21st proteinogenic amino acid. Selenoproteins contain selenocysteine residues. Selenocysteine is an analogue of the more common cysteine with selenium […]

. -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 […]

. C3H7NO3 . (symbol Ser or S) . -‘serine’ is an ‘α-amino acid’ that is used in the ‘biosynthesis’ of ‘proteins’- . It contains an […]

. C5H10N2O3 . (symbol Gln or Q) Glutamine is an α-amino acid that is used in the biosynthesis of proteins. Its side chain is similar […]

. C5H9NO2 . (symbol Pro or P) -‘proline’ is an ‘organic acid’ classed as a ‘proteinogenic amino acid’ (used in the biosynthesis of proteins), although […]

. C9H11NO2 . (symbol Phe or F) Phenylalanine is an essential α-amino acid with the formula C9H11NO It can be viewed as a benzyl group […]

. C5H11NO2 . (symbol Val or V) . *’valine’ is an ‘α-amino acid’ that is used in the ‘bio-synthesis’ of ‘proteins’* . It contains an […]

. C4H9NO3 . “THREE oh NEEN” . (symbol Thr or T) . *’threonine’ is an ‘amino acid’ that is used in the ‘bio-synthesis’ of ‘proteins’* […]