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5.2.2 - Respiration Flashcards

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What can respiration be said to be ?

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The reverse of photosynthesis

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Where is the energy trapped in glucose molecules ?

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In the carbon hydrogen bonds

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What is released when the C-H bonds break in glucose ?

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Energy is released

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What is the energy in glucose used for ?

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  • Energy is used for the synthesis of ATP by chemiosmosis
  • ATP is constantly being used up and synthesised
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What is the first stage of respiration ?

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Glycolysis

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Where does glycolysis occur ?

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In the cytoplasm of the cell

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What type of a process is glycolysis ?

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  • It is an anaerobic process
    • It does not require oxygen
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What happens in glycolysis (brief) ?

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  • Glucose is split into two pyruvate molecules
  • ATP and reduced NAD are also produced
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What are the 4 stages in glycolysis ?

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  • Phosphorylation 1
  • Lysis
  • Phosphorylation 2
  • Dehydrogenation and formation of ATP
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What happens in the first phosphorylation in glycolysis ?

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  • Two phosphates, released from two ATP molecules, are attached to glucose
  • Forms hexose bisphophate
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What happens in the lysis stage in glycolysis ?

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The molecule is destabilised and splits into two TP molecules

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What happens in the second phosphorylation in glycolysis ?

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  • Another phosphate group is added to each TP
  • Forms two triose bisphosphate molecules
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Where do the phosphates come from in the second phosphorylation stage ?

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Come from free inorganic phosphate ions present in the cytoplasm

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What happens in the dehydrogenation and formation of ATP in glycolysis ?

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  • Two triose bisphosphate molecules are oxidised by the removal of hydrogen atoms
  • Forming two pyruvate molecules
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What happens to the two hydrogen molecules that are released from the dehydrogenation of Triose Bisphosphate ?

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  • NAD coenzymes accept the removed hydrogens
  • They are then reduced and form two reduced NAD molecules
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How many ATP molecules are produced in glycolysis ?

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4

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What is the overall net ATP yield of glycolysis ?

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2

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What is glycolysis an example of ?

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Substrate level phosphorylation

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What is substrate level phosphorylation ?

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The formation of ATP without the involvement of an electron transport chain

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Where do the remainder of the aerobic reactions of cellular respiration take place ?

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They take place in the mitochondria

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What is the role of the outer mitochondrial membrane ?

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  • It separates the contents of the mitochondrion from the rest of the cell
  • It creates a cellular compartment with ideal conditions for aerobic respiration
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What is the role of the matrix ?

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  • It contains enzymes for the Krebs cycle and the Link reaction
  • It contains mitochondrial DNA
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What is the role of the inner mitochondrial membrane ?

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It contains electron transport chains and ATP synthase

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What is the role of the intermembrane space ?

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  • Proteins are pumped into this space by the electron transport chain
  • The space is small so the concentrations build up quickly
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What are the cristae ?
They are projections of the inner membrane which increase the surface area available for oxidative phosphorylation
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What is the first step in the aerobic respiration ?
Oxidative decarboxylation
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What is oxidative decarboxylation sometimes called ?
The link reaction
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Why is it called the link reaction ?
It is the step that links anaerobic glycolysis to the aerobic steps of respiration
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Where does pyruvate enter into ?
Mitochondrial matrix
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How would pyruvate enter the mitochondrial matrix ?
Active transport via specific carrier proteins
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What does pyruvate undergo once in the mitochondrial matrix ?
Oxidative decarboxylation
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What is oxidative decarboxylation ?
Carbon dioxide is removed along with hydrogen
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What happens to the hydrogen that is removed from pyruvate ?
It is accepted by NAD
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What does NAD turn into once it accepts the hydrogen from pyruvate ?
- Reduced NAD - NADH
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What is left after oxidative decarboxylation occurs ?
Acetyl group
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What happens to the acetyl group that is left?
- It is bound to coenzyme A - This forms Acetylcoenzyme A
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What is the role of Acetyl CoA ?
It delivers the acetyl group to the Krebs Cycle
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Where is the NADH used ?
In oxidative phosphorylation to synthesise ATP
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What happens to the carbon dioxide that was produced as a result of the decarboxylation ?
It will either diffuse away and be removed or be used as a raw material in photosynthesis
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Where does the krebs cycle take place ?
Mitochondrial matrix
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What does each krebs cycle result in ?
The breakdown of an acetyl group
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What processes are involved in the Krebs cycle ?
- Decarboxylation - Dehydrogenation - Substrate level phosphorylation
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What picks up the H atoms that are released in the krebs cycle ?
Coenzymes NAD and FAD
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What happens to the CO2 released in the krebs cycle ?
It is a by product
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What happens to the ATP released in the krebs cycle ?
It is available for use by energy requiring processes within the cell
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When are the reduced NAD and reduced FAD used ?
In oxidative phosphorylation (the final oxygen requiring step of aerobic respiration)
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What does acetyl combine with when it enters the krebs cycle ?
Oxaloacetate (4C molecule)
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What does the reaction between acetyl and oxaloacetate form ?
A six carbon molecule called citrate
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What happens to the citrate molecule once it is formed ?
It undergoes decarboxylation and dehydrogenation
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What is formed after the decarboxylation and dehydrogenation of a citrate molecule ?
- One reduced NAD - CO2 - 5 carbon compound
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What happens to the 5 carbon molecule in the krebs cycle ?
It undergoes further decarboxylation and dehydrogenation reactions
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What is eventually regenerated in the krebs cycle ?
Oxaloacetate
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What is released in one cycle of Krebs ?
- 2 CO2 - 1 ATP - 1 FADH2 - 3 NADH
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What is released in two cycle of Krebs ?
- 4 CO2 - 2 ATP - 2 FADH2 - 6 NADH
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Why will two cycle of Krebs occur ?
Because there were originally 2 pyruvate molecules
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Why are coenzymes required in respiration ?
To transfer protons, electrons and functional groups between the enzyme catalysed reactions
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Which reactions are necessary in respiration ?
Redox reactions
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Why are coenzymes really important in redox reactions ?
Without coenzymes transferring electrons and protons between these reactions many respiratory enzymes would be unable to function
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What are the two main coenzymes in the Krebs Cycle ?
- NAD - FAD
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What do FAD and NAD do ?
They accept protons and electrons released during the breakdown of glucose in respiration
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What are the differences between NAD and FAD ?
- NAD takes part in all of cellular respiration whereas FAD only takes part in the krebs cycle - NAD accepts one hydrogen and FAD accepts two hydrogens - NADH results in the synthesis of 3 ATP molecules whereas FADH2 results in the synthesis of 2 ATP molecules
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Where are coenzymes normally derived from ?
Vitamins
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Where do the hydrogens from reduced NAD and reduced FAD go ?
They are delivered to ETCs
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Where are the electron transport chains in oxidative phosphorylation ?
They are present in the membranes of the cristae of the mitochondria
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What do hydrogen atoms dissociate into at the cristae ?
Hydrogen ions and high energy electrons
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What are electrons used for after they dissociate from hydrogen atoms ?
They are used in the synthesis of ATP by chemiosmosis
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How is energy released at the cristae ?
During redox reactions as the electrons reduce and oxidise electron carriers as they flow along the ETC
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What is energy used to create in oxidative phosphorylation ?
A proton gradient leading to the diffusion of protons through ATP synthase resulting in the synthesis of ATP
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What happens at the end of the ETC ?
The electrons combine with hydrogen ions and oxygen to form water
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What is the final electron acceptor in the ETC ?
- Oxygen - The ETC cannot operate unless oxygen is present
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What is oxidative phosphorylation ?
The phosphorylation of ADP to form ATP, this is dependent on electrons moving along ETCs, which is dependent on the presence of oxygen
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What is substrate level phosphorylation ?
The production of ATP involving the transfer of a phosphate group from a short lived, highly reactive intermediate
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How is oxidative phosphorylation different from substrate level phosphorylation ?
Oxidative phosphorylation couples the flow of protons down the electrochemical gradient through ATP synthase to the phosphorylation of ADP to produce ATP
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Comparison of ATP production between aerobic respiration and fermentation
- Aerobic respiration is 38 molecules of ATP - Fermentation is 2 molecules of ATP
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What are obligate anaerobes ?
They cannot survive in the presence of oxygen
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What category do obligate anaerobes fall under ?
Almost all of them are prokaryotes
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What are facultative anaerobes ?
They synthesis ATP by aerobic respiration if oxygen is present, but can switch to anaerobic respiration in the absence of oxygen
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Give an example of a facultative anaerobe
Yeast
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What are obligate aerobes ?
They can only synthesise ATP in the presence of oxygen
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What is fermentation ?
It is the process by which complex organic compounds are broken down into simpler inorganic compounds, without the use oxygen or the involvement of an ETC
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How much ATP does fermentation produce ?
- Much less than aerobic respiration - 2 ATP molecules compared to 38 ATP
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How is the ATP in fermentation produced ?
Via substrate level phosphorylation
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What is alcoholic fermentation ?
- It occurs in yeast and some plant root cells - end products are ethanol and carbon dioxide
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What is lactate fermentation ?
- It results in the production of lactate - Carried out in animal cells
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What does no oxygen at the end of the ETC lead to ?
- No final electron acceptor - No synthesis of ATP as chemiosmosis stops - NAD and FAD can no longer be regenerated - Decarboxylation and oxidation of pyruvate stops - Krebs cycle comes to a halt as there are no coenzymes
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What does pyruvate act as in mammals ?
- It can act as a hydrogen acceptor - Taking the H from NADH
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What enzyme catalyses the formation of reduced NAD in lactate fermentation ?
Lactate dehydrogenase
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What is the pyruvate converted to in lactate fermentation ?
Lactate (Lactic Acid)
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What is regenerated in lactate fermentation ?
NAD
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What can lactate be converted back into ?
Glucose
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Where is lactate taken to ?
Liver
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What are the two reasons that mean that lactate fermentation cannot occur indefinitely ?
- Reduced quantity of ATP produced would not be enough to maintain vital processes for a long period of time - Accumulation of lactic acid causes the pH to fall and proteins to denature - e.g. respiratory enzymes and muscle filaments
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Is alcoholic fermentation a reversible process ?
No
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What happens in alcoholic fermentation ?
- Pyruvate is converted into ethanal - The ethanal then accepts a H from NADH to become ethanol
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Which enzyme catalyses alcoholic fermentation ?
Pyruvate decarboxylase
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What is regenerated in alcoholic fermentation ?
NAD
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What does NAD act as once regenerated in alcoholic fermentation ?
It can continue to act as a coenzyme and glycolysis can continue
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What are respiratory substrates ?
Substrates that can be broken down in order to release energy for the synthesis of ATP
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Give an example of a respiratory substrate
Triglycerides
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What happens to the glycerol before undergoing oxidative decarboxylation ?
- It is first converted to pyruvate - Producing an acetyl group which is picked up by coenzyme A, forming acetyl CoA
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What do the fatty acids in a triglyceride lead to the formation of ?
50 acetyl CoA molecules result in the synthesis of up to 500 ATP molecules
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Compare the energy release between alcohol, carbohydrates, lipids and proteins
- Alcohol contains more energy than carbohydrates but less than lipids - Proteins are roughly equivalent to carbohydrates
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What is a respiratory quotient ?
It is calculated by dividing the volume of carbon dioxide released by the volume of oxygen taken in during respiration of that particular substrate
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How is a respiratory quotient measured ?
Using a simple piece of apparatus called a respirometer
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Why do lipids produce more ATP in respiration than carbohydrates ?
This is because they have a greater proportion of carbon-hydrogen bonds than carbohydrates
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What do lipids need to break them down, given that they have more bonds ?
- They need more oxygen to break them down - They release relatively less carbon dioxide
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Relative RQ’s for carbs, proteins and lipids
- Carbs = 1 - Protein = 0.9 - Lipids = 0.7
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How can we identify the type of substrate being used for respiration ?
By measuring the volume of oxygen taken in and carbon dioxide released, and calculating RQ
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What is the RQ range during normal activity ?
0.8 to 0.9
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What is the RQ range during anaerobic respiration ?
Increases above 1
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What happens to proteins before they enter the respiratory pathway ?
They have to be hydrolysed to amino acids and then the amino acids have to be deaminated before they enter
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How do deaminated amino acids enter the respiratory pathway ?
Via pyruvate
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