The liver synthesizes the nonessential amino acids by a process called:
A)protein synthesis
B)interamination
C)deamination
D)transamination

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The liver synthesizes nonessential amino acids through a process called transamination, in which an amino group is transferred from an amino acid to a keto acid to create a new amino acid. Interamination and deamination involve the removal of amino groups from amino acids, rather than the synthesis of new ones, and protein synthesis involves the assembly of amino acids into proteins, rather than the creation of new amino acids.

The Liver Synthesizes the Nonessential Amino Acids by a Process