Amino Acids

[TLC RN]

How do you remember all the amino acids??

It is driving me nuts to learn!

[mitchsmom]

I don't! We never had to learn them all, we just learned about them and the primary, secondary (pleated sheet/helix), tertiary, etc. shapes, peptide bonds, enzymes, and stuff like that. Do you have to learn the 20 types?

Here's an essential amino acid mneumonic I found:

Essential Amino Acids

PriVaTe TIM HALL (you can abbreviate PVT.)

Phe, Val, Thr, Trp, Ile, Met, His, Arg, Leu, Lys

Also:

"PVT. TIM HALL always argues, never tires":

Phe

Val

Thr

Trp

Ile

Met

His

Arg

Lue

Lys

- Always argues: the A is for Arg, not Asp.

- 'Never tires': T is not Tyr, but is both Thr and Trp.

You may find more here:

http://www.medicalmnemonics.com

[TLC RN]

Thank you! We have to be able to recognize them and name them...in addition to the other stuff you listed

[marilynmom, LPN, NP]

That is pretty much how I learned them as well, also I just kept writing them down over and over again and even now (1 year later) I remember them all....lol!

Marilyn

[grapejuice01]

I always learned the essentials as MATT HILL, VP