10 Questions
Protein turnover yields ______ amino acids
free
Amino group is metabolized to ______
urea
Carbon skeletons are metabolized to ______ Acid Cycle intermediates
Citric
Aging yields ______ amino group
free
Degradation of intracellular protein or dietary protein yields ______ amino acids
free
Which molecule is the building block of proteins?
a-carbon
What is the fate of the amino group in amino acid catabolism in mammals?
Metabolized to urea
What happens to the carbon skeletons in amino acid catabolism in mammals?
Metabolized to citric acid cycle intermediates
What is the product of the degradation of intracellular or dietary proteins?
Amino acids
What is the fate of the aging amino group?
Metabolized to urea
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