Quiz over fates of carbon skeletons (amino acid metabolism) Flashcards
1
Q
What amino acids are glycogenic only?
A
alanine arginine asparagine aspartate cysteine glycine glutamate glutamine histidine methionine serine valine proline
2
Q
What amino acids are ketogenic only?
A
leucine
lysine
3
Q
What amino acids are both glucogenic and ketogenic?
A
isoleucine phenylalanine threonine tryptophan tyrosine
4
Q
What amino acids fates are being converted into fumarate?
A
aspartate
tyrosine
phenyalanine
5
Q
What amino acids fates are being converted into oxaloacetate?
A
asparagine
aspartate
6
Q
What amino acids fates are being converted into pyruvate?
A
alanine glycine cysteine serine threonine tryptophan
7
Q
What amino acids fates are being converted to acetyl-CoA?
A
leucine
threonine
isoleucine
8
Q
What amino acids fates are being converted to acetoacetate?
A
leucine lysine tryptophan phenyalanine tyrosine
