Chapter 6 Flashcards
What are the non-essential amino acids?
glutamate
glutamine
glycine
proline
serine
tyrosine
What happens in transamination reactions?
transfer of NH3+
What type of reaction is pyridoxal phosphate involved in?
PLP
transamination
amino acid > alpha keto acid > amino acid
What family does pyruvate, alphaketoglutarate and oxaloacetate belong to?
alpha keto acids
What precursor is required to synthesise alanine?
pyruvate
What precursor is required to synthesise aspartate
oxaloacetate
What precursor is required to synthesise aspargine?
Aspartate which is synthesised from oxaloacetate
What reaction conditions are required to synthesis Aspargine?
ATP > AMP
Glutamine> glutamate
Aspargine synthetase
What precursor is required for the synthesis of glutamate?
alpha ketoglutarate
What precursor if required for the synthesis of glutamine?
glutamate which is synthesized from alpha ketoglutarate
What is the intermediate formed in the synthesis of glutamine
gamma glutamyl phosphate
What conditions are required for the synthesis of glutamine
ATP>ADP
glutamine synthase
Arginine, ornithine, and proline belong to which family of amino acids?
glutamate
How is proline synthesized
glutamate> glutamate 5 phosphate (glutamyl kinase)
>glutamate 5 semialdehyde (NADPH reduction)
>pyrroline-5-carboxylate (internal Schiff base)
> Proline (NADPH reduction)
How is ornithine synthesised?
glutamate-5-semialdehyde transamination