Amino acids - Doctor 2017 - JU Medicine...Questions 1. Two amino acids are negatively-charged: 2....
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Amino acids
Dr. Mamoun AhramSummer semester, 2017-2018
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Resources
This lecture
Campbell and Farrell’s Biochemistry, Chapters 3 (pp.66-76)
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General structure (Chiral carbon)
The amino acids that occur in proteins naturally are all of the L form.
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Designation of carbons
Side-chain carbon atoms are designated with letters of the Greek alphabet, counting from the -carbon. These carbon atoms are, in turn, the -, -, -, and -carbons.
If a carbon atom is terminal, it is referred to as the -carbon.
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Types of amino acids
There are twenty kinds of amino acids depending on the side chains varying in
Size
Shape
Charge
Hydrogen-bonding capacity
Hydrophobic character
Chemical reactivity
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Classification (according to R group)
Charged(negative)
Charged(positive)
PolarNon-polar
GlutamateLysineSerineAlanine
AspartateArginineThreoeineValine
HistidineGlutamineLeucine
AsparagineIsoleucine
CysteineMehionine
TyrosineTryptophan
Phenylalanine
Proline
Glycine
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Glycine
Is it chiral?
• Glycine is a derivative of
acetic acid.
• It could be considered a
derivative of
aminoethane.
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Alanine
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Valine, leucine, and isoleucine
They are branched amino acids.
These are essential amino acids in the sense that the body cannot synthesize them.
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Methionine
It can react to form S-Adenosyl-
L-Methionine (SAM) which
servers at a methyl donor in
reactions.
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Proline (imino acid)
Secondary nitrogen
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Glycine
Is it chiral?
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Serine and threonine
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Cysteine (Cys, C)
Thiol group
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Asparagine and glutamine
Amide
groups
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Phenylalanine, tyrosine, Tryptophan
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Lysine and arginine
guanidino
group
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Histidine
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Aspartic acid and glutamic acid
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Questions
1. Two amino acids are negatively-charged:
2. The following amino acid is achiral:
3. …etc.
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Biological significance of amino acids
-nitrogen atom of amino acids is a primary source for many nitrogenous compounds:
Hormones
Neurotransmitters
Biologically active peptides
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Tyrosine (1)
It is converted into catecholamine neurotransmitters
Dopamine
Norepinephrine
Epinephrine
flight or fight
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Tyrosine (2)
Tyrosine is converted into Melanin (skin color)
Thyroxine (hormone)
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Tyrosine and life
Cheese contain high amounts of tyramine, which mimics epinephrine; for many people a cheese omelet in the morning is a favorite way to start the day.
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Tryptophan
Tryptohpan serves as the precursor for the synthesis of Neurotransmitters
Serotonin (neurotransmitter-sedative)
Melatonin (day-night cycle)
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Histamine
• Regulates physiological function in
the gut
• Acts as a neurotransmitter
• Causes allergic symptoms (a major
causes for asthma)
• Contributes to inflammatory
response
• Causes constriction of smooth
muscle
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Glutamate
Is a precursor of -aminobutyric acid (GABA)
Inhibitory neurotransmitter (CNS)
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γ- carboxyglutamate (Gla)
The glutamate residues of some clotting factors are carboxylated to form γ- carboxyglutamate (Gla) residues.
Vitamin K is essential for the process
This carboxylation is essential for the function of the clotting factors.
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Arginine
• L-arginine is the precursor of nitric oxide (NO)
• NO functions:
• Vasodilation, inhibition of platelet adhesion, inhibition of leukocyte adhesion, antiproliferative action, scavenging superoxide anion (anti-inflammatory)
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Lysine and proline
Both are hydroxylated and are part of collagen structure.
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Why do amino acids get ionized?
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Zwitterion and isoelectric point
At physiological pH, amino acids (without ionizable groups) are electrically neutral
Zwitterion: a molecule with two opposite charges and a net charge of zero
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Effect of pH
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Example 1 (alanine)
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Isoelectric Point
The pH where the net charge of a molecules such as an amino acid or protein is zero is known as isoelectric point or pI.
For the nonpolar and polar amino acids with two pKa’s, the isoelectric point is calculated by taking the numerical average of the carboxyl group pKa and the a-amino group pKa.
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Ionization of side chains
Nine of the 20 amino acids have ionizable side chains.
These amino acids are tyrosine, cysteine, arginine, lysine, histidine, serine, threonine, and aspartic and glutamic acids.
Each side chain has its own pKa values for ionization of the side chains.
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pI of amino acids
pISide Chain
pKa3Amino Acid
10.812.5Arginine
3.04.0Aspartic Acid
5.08.0Cysteine
3.24.1Glutamic Acid
7.56.0Histidine
1011.0Lysine
Let’s consider pKa of -NH2 = 9 and pKa of –COOH = 2 for all amino acids
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Calculation of pI of amino acids with ionizable R groups
The isoelectric point for these amino acids is calculated by taking the average of the pKa’s of the groups with same charge when ionized
In this case, the total charge on the groups with like charge must equal one (1) so that it can be balanced by the one (1) opposite charge present on the molecule
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Example: Glutamate
To calculate the isoelectric point of Glu, the pKa’s of the two carboxyl groups are averaged.
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Histidine
pI = ~7.5 (The imidazole group can be uncharged or positively charged near neutral pH).
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Questions
1. Draw the titration curve of histidine.
2. What is the ratio of conjugate base/acid of glutamate at pH 4.5?
3. What is the total charge of lysine at pH 7?
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What do you need to know?
The names of amino acids
The special structural features of amino acids
Their abbreviations or designations
The uncommon amino acids, their precursor and function (if any)
The pKa of groups
not exact numbers, but which ones are acidic, basic, or near neutral