AMINO ACID METABOLISM EXAM QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS {GRADED A+}

AMINO ACID METABOLISM EXAM

QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT

ANSWERS {GRADED A+}




what is amino acid oxidation? - ✔✔breakdown of amino acids to

generate energy with the production of waste


when does AA oxidation occur? - ✔✔literally all the time


what is one of the main organs that takes up AA and oxidizes them? -

✔✔the liver


what AA is NOT taken up by the liver? - ✔✔branched chain amino

acids


where are branched chain AA taken up? - ✔✔skeletal muscle

, what are most AA oxidized in the liver for? - ✔✔- energy production

for itself

- gluconeogenesis


how much AA does it take to make glucose? - ✔✔1.6 - 2.0 grams of

AA for 1 gram glucose


what is partial oxidation of AA stimulated by? - ✔✔- high glucagon


- cortisol

- catecholamines

- cytokines


what is the first step of AA oxidation? - ✔✔nitrogen transfer/removal


what is removed in step 1 of AA oxidation? - ✔✔amino group


- NH2 group connected to carbon atom


what is transamination? - ✔✔the transfer of 1 amino group