Biochemistry / physiology mnemonics

[rambleon]

I figured it would be a good idea to start an organized mnemonics thread. Hopefully we can add a lot of useful content under the various threads.

Here is a classic one to start things off:

essential amino acids
PVT TIM HALL
Phenylalanine
Valine
Threonine
Tryptophan
Isoleucine
Methionine
Histidine
Arginine
Lysine
Leucine

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[econservative]

I figured it would be a good idea to start an organized mnemonics thread. Hopefully we can add a lot of useful content under the various threads.

Here is a classic one to start things off:

essential amino acids
PVT TIM HALL
Phenylalanine
Valine
Threonine
Tryptophan
Isoleucine
Methionine
Histidine
Arginine
Lysine
Leucine

To add to it histidine and arginine are essential only in childhood and infancy ..

 

[rambleon]

anyone have a good way to remember which amino acids fall into which categories? ie. polar, nonpolar, acidic, basic, aromatic

 

[rambleon]

To add to it histidine and arginine are essential only in childhood and infancy ..

found another way to remember the essentials
PVT. TIM HALL always ARGgues but never Tires

for Arginine and Threonine --> I thought the 2 during childhood included Threonine not histadine. The h in "HALL" is for histadine. Tell me if I'm wrong

 

[rambleon]

warning the following is adult material but here is how I remember the glycogen storage diseases:

"Viagra Pills Cause A Major Hardon":
Von Gierke's -> typeI
Pompe's -> type 2
Cori's -> type 3
Anderson's -> type 4
McArdle's -> type 5
Her's -> type 6

 

[rambleon]

For steps of glycolysis:
Goodnes Gracious, Father Franklin Did Go By Picking Pumpkins 2 Prepare Pies

Glucose
Glucose-6-P
Fructose-6-P
Fructose-1,6-diP
Dihydroxyacetone-P
Glyceraldehyde-P
1,3-Biphosphoglycerate
3-Phosphoglycerate
2-Phosphoglycerate (to)
Phosphoenolpyruvate [PEP]
Pyruvate

 

[econservative]

found another way to remember the essentials
PVT. TIM HALL always ARGgues but never Tires

for Arginine and Threonine --> I thought the 2 during childhood included Threonine not histadine. The h in "HALL" is for histadine. Tell me if I'm wrong

i donot know about threonine but weel the amino aciods required as essential during pregnancy and lactation are histidine and arginine ..if you find anythinf=g as threonine too please do share with us
thanxs in advance