march 18

Question 1

S-adenosyl methionine(sam) does…..

Answer 1

donates a methyl group
(we form this so the methyl group can leave)
(usually transfers to a nitrogen or oxygen

Question 2

significance of tetrahydrofolate

Answer 2

can donate different types of one carbon unit

Question 3

major source of amino group in the formation of amides

Answer 3

glutamine

Question 4

All amino acids are synthesized from specific intermediates of the

Answer 4

glycolytic, pentose phosphate and tca cycle

Question 5

non-essential amino acids

Answer 5

alanine, asparagine, aspartate, glutamate, serine

Question 6

essential

Answer 6

histidine, isoleucine, leucine