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For the degradation products found for a particular amino acid carbon skeleton, use the response list to characterize the amino acid in terms of ketogenicity and glucogenicity.

-Both acetyl CoA and acetoacetyl CoA

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Use the following to answer the questions below:
For the degradation products found for a particular amino acid carbon skeleton, use the response list to characterize the amino acid in terms of ketogenicity and glucogenicity.

-Both acetyl CoA and acetoacetyl CoA

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Since the degradation products for the amino acid carbon skeleton can be broken down into both acetyl CoA and acetoacetyl CoA, the amino acid is ketogenic. However, since neither of these products can be converted to glucose, the amino acid is not glucogenic. Therefore, the best choice is A) ketogenic but not glucogenic.

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