2006-09-24 19:19:48 · 9 answers · asked by Brian 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
Memorizing the names of all the aminoacids may not be very helpful if you are not going to study about them or proteins in detail.
If you study how proteins function, how the structure of a protein is related to its function and (especially) metabolism - TCA cycle, aminoacid metabolism and so on, then you will find refering to charts really inconvenient. So, if you are interested in studying further, then I guess you should memorize.
Well, it also helps you in exams.
Its not very difficult to memorize their names and structure. Try classifying them into different groups and then memorize the members of each group.
Also, getting to know some interesting facts about them can also help you have them in your memory. Like, Asparagine was the first aminoacid to be isolated. It was got from Asparagus.
2006-09-24 19:53:01 · answer #1 · answered by mad g 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are 20
2016-03-27 08:04:28 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yeah, that's really stupid...most of the time they just give you a chart and you have to figure out which set of codons is what amino acid. And they usually label it for you. There's no point to memorizing them.
2006-09-24 19:23:27 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Haha, well there isn't really much point, in my opinion. If you do a lot of research involving proteins, you'll probably end up getting to know them anyway, but otherwise you can look them up when you need to. It's helpful to know which ones are polar, nonpolar, charged, etc, but as for memorizing each one's exact structure, its not that important. I had to do that as an undergraduate, but so far at the graduate level no one has asked me to do it again (and I've of course forgotten most of them).
I think you'll find in the course of your education that a lot of the work, and indeed sometimes entire classes, are just thrown at you as hurdles to jump over in order to get a degree. I had to take a whole year of calculus, for example; I've yet to use any of it for anything, and seriously doubt I ever will.
2006-09-24 19:48:13 · answer #4 · answered by Geoffrey B 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It makes it easy for a lazy chemistry teacher to give assignments and grade the test. If they actually taught theory & asked open ended questions it would require thought on the teachers part. Way to much work .
2006-09-24 19:26:11 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
aside from the fact that it comes in handy for exams, it'd help u know wot goes on in your body, and how wot goes in and out of your body affects u.
No knowledge is ever wasted. Get thru with it honey, one day you'll see...
2006-09-24 19:29:38 · answer #6 · answered by Rare Gem 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why are you taking this class? If it is directly related to a line of work, there must be a reason.
2006-09-24 19:22:22 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
because when you come before St. Peter this is the actual question he will ask you to determine your fate. not many people know this
2006-09-24 19:22:33 · answer #8 · answered by disguys_dalimit 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
comes in handy for taking the exam.
2006-09-24 19:21:26 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋