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  #1

Hi guys ,do we have to memorize the structures of all 20 aminoacids or just their names and features....what's important......


  #2

well we do end up learning a lot abt them. my suggestion is, learn them as groups

basic, acidic , neither

then essential vs nonessential

stuff like which one has a phenol ring or max buffering capacity is supposed to be imp

try making generalisations as u stury

eg basic AA are essential, acidic arent.

later u'll be required to know which are the inp intermediates...eg if they point towards the intermediate of the Kreb's cycle used in fatty acid metabolism etc...


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  #3

of corse only the
characrteristic ones
they never ask the structures

and i agree with studying
just get to ur basics
thats the mantra of mle

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  #4

Thanx study_ing and pallav for your responses..








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