Match the following.
-essential amino acid
A) an amino acid whose carbon skeleton can be converted to a citric acid cycle intermediate,that ultimately becomes glucose
B) an amino acid whose carbon skeleton can be converted to a citric acid cycle intermediate that later becomes a ketone body or a fatty acid
C) the biochemical pathway that converts nitrogen and its derivatives to a less toxic form for excretion
D) an amino acid which can be synthesized by the human body as needed
E) the collection of all the free amino acids in the body
F) the transfer of an amine group from an amino acid to an α-keto acid
G) an amino acid that must be obtained in the diet because humans do not have the appropriate anabolic pathways for its synthesis
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Q49: An essential amino acid is one that
A)is
Q50: Amino acids that can be synthesized in
Q51: All of the carbon backbones from amino
Q52: Each of the following metabolic intermediates is
Q53: Match the following.
-amino acid pool
A)an amino acid
Q55: The amino acid _ plays a role
Q56: Match the following.
-ketogenic amino acid
A)an amino acid
Q57: Which of the following common metabolites may
Q58: In the anabolism of amino acids,_ is
Q59: Explain the difference between ketogenic and glucogenic
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