Digestion of Proteins and Absorption of Amino Acids & Fate of Amino Acid Nitrogen Flashcards
1
Q
What does carboxypeptidase A release?
A
hydrophobic amino acids
2
Q
What does carboxypeptidase B release?
A
basic amino acids
3
Q
What 2 tissues is the gamma-glutamyl cycle involved with?
A
intestine (absorption) kidney (reabsorption)
4
Q
what 3 aas does glutathione have?
A
glutamate, glycine, lysine
5
Q
What does glutathione do?
A
takes amino acids from lumen into cytoplasm
6
Q
what are the 3 enzymes that can “fix” NH4+ into organic molecules?
A
glutamate dehydrogenase
glutamine synthetase
carbamoyl phosphate synthetase
