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| Forms Aspartate which can be used to form asparagine. |
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| can form serine which can combine with methionine to form cysteine. Serine is also in equilibrium with glycine (for purine/pyrimidine synthesis) |
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can form glutamate via glutamate dehydrogenase which can be used to make arginine (through the urea cycle), proline, and glutamine.
Can also form arginine through glutamate, though not in sufficient amounts to support growth. |
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| can form tyrosine via a hydroxylase of severe importance in PKU. |
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| can make histidine; but not in sufficient amounts to support growth. |
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Asp, Arg, Leu, Lys, and Phe
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Ala, Gly, Met, Ser, Thr and Val
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| very short lived protein sequence Pro, Glu, Ser, and Thr. |
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| Name the Essential Amino Acids |
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Arginine
Histidine (growth)
Isoleucine
Leucine
Tryptophan
Lysine (double need in elderly)
Methionine (double in elderly)
Phenylalanine (tyrosine in PKU patients)
Threonine
Valine
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| Amino acids used in the synthesis of Creatinine |
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| Glycine, Arginine and Methionine. |
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| The required cofactor for all amino transferase reactions. |
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| Pyridoxal-P (a derivative of vitamin B6) |
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| The differential methods of transporting nitrogen to the liver for excretion in muscle and in most other tissues. |
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Transamination of pyruvate to alanine for muscle.
Transamination of alpha-ketoglutarate and glutamine synthesis in most other tissues. |
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| Name the purely ketogenic amino acids, and the amino acids which are both glucogenic and ketogenic. |
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Ketogenic: Lysine and Leucine.
Both: Phenylalanine, Tyrosine, Isoleucine, Tryptophan.
All other amino acids are purely glucogenic. |
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