Protein And Amino Acid Metabolism

Question 1

Glucogenic and ketogenic amino acid examples

Answer 1

Glucogenic - alanine, cysteine

Ketogenic - lysine, leucine

Question 2

9 essential amino acids: cannot be made in the body

Answer 2

Isoleucine, lysine, threonine, histidine, leucine, methionine, phenylalanine, tryptophan, valine

Question 3

Enzymes that can delaminates amino acids

Answer 3

Amino acid oxidase
Glutaminase
Glutamate dehydrogenase