All of the following are true of transamination EXCEPT:
A) It is characterized by the transfer of an α-amino group from an amino acid to the α-keto position of an α-keto acid.
B) The amino donor becomes an α-keto acid.
C) The coenzyme needed is thiamin pyrophosphate (TPP) .
D) Humans are capable of synthesizing the α-keto acid analog of nonessential amino acids and using transamination to form the amino acids, but are not able to construct carbon skeletons of the essential amino acids.
E) The α-keto acid acceptor becomes an α-amino acid.
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