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Poem: A is for alanine
Author(s) -
Crowther Gregory J.
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
biochemistry and molecular biology education
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.34
H-Index - 39
eISSN - 1539-3429
pISSN - 1470-8175
DOI - 10.1002/bmb.2005.49403306418
Subject(s) - isoleucine , histidine , alanine , poetry , cytosol , biochemistry , intracellular , tyrosine , chemistry , amino acid , literature , art , leucine , enzyme
The poem below presents a brief review of amino acid abbreviations and structures. Among the featured facts are the following: histidine has a p K a close to the normal pH of the cytosol and therefore is an effective intracellular buffer, the R group of isoleucine is hydrophobic, and many protein kinases add a phosphate at the ‐OH site of tyrosine. This work is just one of many science songs and poems that may be used for educational purposes. A comprehensive database of over 2,000 songs is available online at www.science‐groove.org/MASSIVE/ .