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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 fumarate and oxaloacetate

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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 fumarate and oxaloacetate

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Fumarate and oxaloacetate are intermediates in the citric acid cycle and can be converted into glucose via gluconeogenesis, making the amino acid glucogenic. There is no indication that they can be converted into ketone bodies, so the amino acid is not ketogenic.

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