biochem exam 2- amino acid catabolism

Question 1

transamination

Answer 1

transfer of an amino group from one carbon skeleton to another

Question 2

Transamination: transfer of an alpha amino group from an amino acid to an alpha- ________.

Answer 2

ketoglutarate

Question 3

transamination results in an ______ and ________.

Answer 3

glutamate and alpha keto acid

Question 4

glutamate now holds the ________ from the amino acid’s amino group in result of an glutamate and an alpha-keto acid

Answer 4

ammonia

Question 5

amino acid catabolism is catalyzed by ___________.

Answer 5

aminotransferases

Question 6

in amino acid catabolism, all AAs participate except lysine and _____. they go straight to deamination.

Answer 6

threonine

Question 7

two reactions in amino acid catabolism

Answer 7

transamination and deamination

Question 8

what is the definition of deamination

Answer 8

liberation of amino group as free ammonia

Question 9

in deamination, glutamate and ____ to alpha-ketoglutarate and NADH catalyzed by ________.

Answer 9

NAD+, glutamate dehydrogenase

Question 10

In deamination: ammonia transported to the_____.

Answer 10

liver