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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/ .

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