Figure 7.1
-Carbon skeletons for amino acid biosynthesis are supplied by intermediates of the citric acid cycle (see Figure 7.1).Which intermediate would you predict may directly supply the carbon skeleton for synthesis of a five-carbon amino acid?

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α-Ketoglutarate is a five-carbon compound that directly supplies the carbon skeleton for the synthesis of glutamate, a five-carbon amino acid, through transamination reactions.

Figure 7.1 -Carbon Skeletons for Amino Acid Biosynthesis Are Supplied by Intermediates