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  2. Bicarbonate buffer system - Wikipedia

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    As calculated by the Henderson–Hasselbalch equation, in order to maintain a normal pH of 7.4 in the blood (whereby the pK a of carbonic acid is 6.1 at physiological temperature), a 20:1 ratio of bicarbonate to carbonic acid must constantly be maintained; this homeostasis is mainly mediated by pH sensors in the medulla oblongata of the brain ...

  3. Lysine - Wikipedia

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    Lysine ball and stick model spinning. Lysine (symbol Lys or K) [2] is an α-amino acid that is a precursor to many proteins.Lysine contains an α-amino group (which is in the protonated −NH + 3 form when the lysine is dissolved in water at physiological pH), an α-carboxylic acid group (which is in the deprotonated −COO − form when the lysine is dissolved in water at physiological pH ...

  4. Beta oxidation - Wikipedia

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    The free fatty acids and glycerol are then released into the blood. A diagrammatic illustration of the transport of free fatty acids in the blood attached to plasma albumin, its diffusion across the cell membrane using a protein transporter, and its activation, using ATP, to form acyl-CoA in the cytosol. The illustration is of a 12 carbon fatty ...

  5. Serum amyloid P component - Wikipedia

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    20219 Ensembl ENSG00000132703 ENSMUSG00000026542 UniProt P02743 P12246 RefSeq (mRNA) NM_001639 NM_011318 RefSeq (protein) NP_001630 NP_035448 Location (UCSC) Chr 1: 159.59 – 159.59 Mb Chr 1: 172.72 – 172.72 Mb PubMed search Wikidata View/Edit Human View/Edit Mouse The serum amyloid P component (SAP) is the identical serum form of the amyloid P component (AP), a 25 kDa pentameric protein ...

  6. Alanine - Wikipedia

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    Alanine (symbol Ala or A), [4] or α-alanine, is an α-amino acid that is used in the biosynthesis of proteins. It contains an amine group and a carboxylic acid group, both attached to the central carbon atom which also carries a methyl group side chain. Consequently it is classified as a nonpolar, aliphatic α-amino acid.

  7. Hydroxyproline - Wikipedia

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    Hydroxyproline is produced by hydroxylation of the amino acid proline by the enzyme prolyl hydroxylase following protein synthesis (as a post-translational modification). The enzyme catalyzed reaction takes place in the lumen of the endoplasmic reticulum .

  8. Carboxypeptidase A - Wikipedia

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    Carboxypeptidase A (CPA) contains a zinc (Zn 2+) metal center in a tetrahedral geometry with amino acid residues in close proximity around zinc to facilitate catalysis and binding. Out of the 307 amino acids bonded in a peptide chain, the following amino acid residues are important for catalysis and binding; Glu-270, Arg-71, Arg-127, Asn-144 ...

  9. Cannabinoid - Wikipedia

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    These receptors are common in animals. Two known cannabinoid receptors are termed CB 1 and CB 2, [11] with mounting evidence of more. [12] The human brain has more cannabinoid receptors than any other G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) type. [13] The Endocannabinoid System (ECS) regulates many functions of the human body.