Nigrogen Assimilation Flashcards
1
Q
What are the two nitrogen carriers in the cell?
A
Glutamate and glutamine
2
Q
How do you go from L-valine to alpha-ketoisovalerate?
A
Transaminase turns L-glutamate into alpha-ketoglutarate
3
Q
How can ammonium be assimilated?
A
Alpha-ketoglutarate + ammonium + glutamate dehydrogenase = L-glutamate
4
Q
How can nitrate be assimilated?
A
It must be reduced to ammonium first
5
Q
How do you convert N2 to ammonium?
A
Nitrogenase
