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Transamination
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- 1What is transamination?Reversible exchange of amino acid groups between 2 ketone groups
- 2What are the inputs?Glutamate and pyruvate
- 3What are these converted into?Oxoglutarate and Alanine
- 4How is this conversion done?Alanine Aminotransferase
- 5What does the aminotransferase do?Ensures the L isomer is formed
Lysine forms Schiff base with PLP factor
Arganine interacts with COO- of keto acid
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- Biology of Cells IA (Metabolism Pathways) Flashcards on Transamination, created by Alice Hathaway on 04/01/2019.
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