All of the following are true of transamination except:
A) It is characterized by the transfer of an a-amino group from an amino acid to the a-keto position of an a-keto acid.
B) The amino donor becomes an a-keto acid.
C) The coenzyme needed is thiamine diphosphate.
D) The a-keto acid acceptor becomes an a-amino acid.
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A)asparagine
B)aspartame
C)oxaloacetate
D)citrate
E)a-ketoglutarate
Q25: Write a mechanism for the formation of
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Q28: The reaction,2 NH4+ + a-ketoglutarate + NADPH
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Q32: Write a mechanism for the nonenzymatic transformation
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