The Amino Alphabet

(To the tune of “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious”)

When cells have lots of ATP and NADH too
They strive to store this energy as sugar, yes they do

(To the tune of “When Johnny Comes Marching Home”)

Some things that you can build with acetyl-CoAs
Are joined together partly thanks to thiolase

(To the tune of “(Coke®) It’s the Real Thing”

I’m gonna put some oxygens
beside my porphyrin rings

(To the tune of “The Battle Hymn of the Republic”)

By now you know the story of the respiratory stew
Where the fatty acids get chopped up in units two by two

(To the tune of “Yellow Submarine”)

Swimmin’ round in Puget Sound
Are so many things. I have found

(To the tune of “Love Grows Where My Rosemary Goes”)

When I’m exercisin’
It is not surprisin’

(To the tune of “Gilligan’s Island Theme”)

I’d like to tell you all about
How songs stick in my brain

(To the tune of “I Will”)

For running and for jumping
You need some energy

(To the tune of “Song Sung Blue”)

H-2-O
Ionizes slowly

(To the tune of “This Land is Your Land”)

It’s one o’clock and
Ahern’s talkin’