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Match the following terms with their correct description:
Transamination = Involves transfer of an amino group between amino acids and keto acids Oxidative deamination = Process of removing an amino group from an amino acid Amino acid degradation = Breakdown of amino acids into keto acids Aminotransferases = Enzymes that catalyze transamination reactions
Match the following pairs of molecules involved in transamination:
Alanine = Amino acid a-ketoglutarate = Keto acid Glutamate = Amino acid Urea = Waste product for elimination
Match the following roles with the correct molecule:
Pyridoxal phosphate = Coenzyme in transamination process Glutamate = Amino group donor for further processing Urea = Form in which amino groups are eliminated from the body Alanine = Amino acid involved in transamination process
Match the following with their roles in the process described: Transamination
Converts a-keto acids to amino acids = Aminotransferases Produces aspartate from glutamate = Second transamination reaction Involves conversion of a-amino acid to a-keto acid = Oxidative deamination Requires the enzyme glutamate dehydrogenase = Oxidative deamination
Match the following with their roles in the process described: Oxidative deamination
Converts a-keto acids to amino acids = Not involved Produces aspartate from glutamate = Not involved Involves conversion of a-amino acid to a-keto acid = Primary pathway Requires the enzyme glutamate dehydrogenase = Primary pathway
Match the following with their roles in the process described: Amino acid degradation
Converts a-keto acids to amino acids = Not involved Produces aspartate from glutamate = Not involved Involves conversion of a-amino acid to a-keto acid = Oxidative deamination Requires the enzyme glutamate dehydrogenase = Oxidative deamination
Match the following with their roles in the process described: Keto/amino acid pairs
Glutamate and a-ketoglutarate = Products of oxidative deamination Aspartate and glutamate = Products of second transamination reaction a-ketoglutarate and aspartate = Not paired in this process Ammonium ion and aspartate = Amino group carriers
Match the following with their roles in the process described: Aminotransferases
Converts a-keto acids to amino acids = Transamination Produces aspartate from glutamate = Transamination Involves conversion of a-amino acid to a-keto acid = Not involved Requires the enzyme glutamate dehydrogenase = Not involved
Match the following with their respective functions:
Transamination reactions = Involves interchange of amino and keto groups Oxidative deamination = Involves removal of amino group from an amino acid Aminotransferases = Enzymes needed for transamination reactions Amino acid degradation = Degradation of the remaining carbon skeleton
Match the following keto/amino acid pairs with their common carbon-chain base:
a-ketoglutarate/glutamate = Common carbon-chain base: glutamate oxaloacetate/aspartate = Common carbon-chain base: aspartate glutamate/oxaloacetate = Common carbon-chain base: none aspartate/a-ketoglutarate = Common carbon-chain base: none
Match the following keto/amino acid pairs with the amino acids they produce:
a-ketoglutarate/glutamate = Produces glutamate oxaloacetate/aspartate = Produces aspartate glutamate/oxaloacetate = No amino acids produced aspartate/a-ketoglutarate = No amino acids produced
Match the following statements with the correct description of transamination reactions:
No loss or gain of amino groups in transamination. = True statement about transamination reactions Transfer of amino group from one carbon skeleton to another. = Description of what occurs in transamination reactions Loss of amino groups in transamination. = False statement about transamination reactions Gain of amino groups in transamination. = False statement about transamination reactions
Match the following with their roles in transamination reactions:
Transamination reactions = Involve interchange of amino and keto groups Oxidative deamination = Involves removal of amino group from an amino acid Aminotransferases = Enzymes needed for transamination reactions Amino acid degradation = Degradation of the remaining carbon skeleton
Match the following with their associations in transamination:
a-ketoglutarate/glutamate = Associated keto/amino acid pair in transamination oxaloacetate/aspartate = Associated keto/amino acid pair in transamination glutamate/oxaloacetate = Not associated keto/amino acid pair in transamination aspartate/a-ketoglutarate = Not associated keto/amino acid pair in transamination
Explore the process of transamination reactions in biochemistry, which involves two amino acids and two keto acids. Learn about the common pairs of keto and amino acids like a-ketoglutarate/glutamate and oxaloacetate/aspartate.
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