12: Protein And AA Metabolism Flashcards
Three things that supply the AA pool
- Protein turnover
- Digested food
- De novo synthesis of non-essential AAs
Three things that deplete the AA pool
- Body protein production
- Synthesis of nitrogenous compounds
- Degradation
9 essential AAs
H, V
MILK
WTF
Six conditionally essential AAs
RPG
CQY
5 non-essential AAs
DANSE
Major source of N in the body
Dietary protein
Four ways the body excretes N
- Ammonia
- Creatinine
- Uric acid
- Urobilinogen
In what organ does AA metabolism take place?
Liver
What two things form from ketogenic AAs and what two things form from glucogenic AAs?
Ketogenic -> acetyl CoA, acetoacetate
Glucogenic -> pyruvate, TCA cycle intermediates
Ketogenic AAs are precursors for what three things?
A-keto acids, ketone bodies, FAs
Glucogenic AAs are precursors for what process?
Gluconeogenesis
Two ketogenic AAs
Leu, Lys
5 AAs that are both ketogenic and glucogenic
WIFY T
Release of trypsinogen and chymotrypsinogen
Are released into SI lumen as inactive zymogens
What activates trypsinogen?
Enteropeptidase (an enterokinase embedded in the intestinal mucosa)
What two things does trypsin activate
Chymotrypsinogen + other trypsinogen molecules
Three steps in AA Degradation
- Aminotransferase
- Glutamate dehydrogenase
- Urea cycle
Other term for aminotransferase
Transaminase
What occurs during a transamination reaction?
Amino group of AA is transferred to an a-ketoacid
Coupled reactions of AAs and keto acids
All AAs have a conjugate keto-acid; like acid-base reactions
AA + keto acid -> a different AA + keto acid
Required coenzyme for aminotransferase reactions
PLP (pyridoxyl-5’-phosphate) (derived from B6)
Two examples of aminotransferases used as markers in medicine
Alanine transaminase, aspartate transaminase
What four AAs form glutamate -> which then forms a-ketoglutarate
Gln, His, Arg, Pro
Byproduct of glutamine glutamate reactions
NH4+
What two enzymes do the glutamine glutamate reactions
Glutamate dehydrogenase, glutamine synthase
What cofactor is required in the methionine pathway?
PLP