Amino acid metabolism

Question 1

Amino acids

Answer 1

produced during the breakdown of dietary proteins, used for production of new peptides and proteins, converted into compounds for citric acid cycle, gluconeogenesis or other, amino group can be removed via transamination and oxidative deamination

Question 2

Transamination

Answer 2

amino group is transferred from an amino acid to an αketo acid

Question 3

Oxidative Deamination

Answer 3

amino group is replaced by a carbonyl group;glutamate is turned into αketoglutarate and ammonium ion->urea