Metabolism

Question 1

Types of synthesis pathways of amino acids

Answer 1

Simple reactions, branch chain amino acids, aromatic amino acids, threonine/lysine, serine/glycine, and unique pathways

Question 2

Simple reactions

Answer 2

Glutamine, glutamate, aspartate, asparagine and alanine

Question 3

Glutamate is made by

Answer 3

Addition of ammonia to alpha-ketoglutarate

Question 4

Glutamine is made by

Answer 4

Addition of another ammonia molecule to glutamate

Question 5

Aspartate is made by

Answer 5

Transfer of an ammonia group from glutamate to oxaloacetate

Question 6

Asparagine is made by

Answer 6

adding ammonia directly to aspartate

Question 7

Alanine is made by

Answer 7

Transamination from glutamate to pyruvate

Question 8

Unique pathways

Answer 8

Cysteine, methionine, proline, histidine, arginine