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What is the process in which a amino group is combined with a keto acid to form an amino acid?
Transamination
Why is the R group in amino acids?
The R group in an amino acid are what make that amino acid unique.
What type of organic compound always includes a carboxyl group and an amino group?
An amino acid always has an amino group and a carboxyl group. The amine group of one amino acid is capable of forming a peptide bond with the carboxyl group of another amino acid.
Do all amino acid molcules contain a carboxyl group and a amino group?
Yes.
When 2 amino acids link together what bond is formed?
carboxyl group of one molecule of amino acid and amino group of the other molecule of amino acid by releasing a molecule of water.
What is the process in which a amino group is combined with a keto acid to form an amino acid?
Transamination
Why lysine and threonin do not undergo transamination?
L-lysine does not participate in transamination. It is the exception to the general rule that the first step in catabolism of an amino acid is the removal of its alpha- amino group by transamination to form the respective alpha-keto acid
Is deamination the process of transferring the amine group from one amino acid to another?
transamination
Metabolic importance of transamination reactions?
To reduce toxic effect of some amino acid and convert to TCA intermediates for energy production. Transamination also help the ease of excretion.
Why is the R group in amino acids?
The R group in an amino acid are what make that amino acid unique.
What type of organic compound always includes a carboxyl group and an amino group?
An amino acid always has an amino group and a carboxyl group. The amine group of one amino acid is capable of forming a peptide bond with the carboxyl group of another amino acid.
Why is the R group in amino acids important?
The R group in an amino acid are what make that amino acid unique.
Why is glutamic acid an acidic amino acid and lysine a basic amino acid?
Glutamic acid has a carboxylic acid (COO-) group on the gamma carbon of the amino acid. The carboxylic acid group carries a negative charge and is considered acidic. Lysine has a amino group (NH3+) on the zeta carbon of the amino acid. The positively charged group on the terminal carbon atom makes it an basic amino acid.
True or False A peptide bond joins the amino group of one amino acid to the amino group of another amino acid?
Its false
What are the two groups of amino acid?
The functional groups of an amino acid are the amino group (-NH2) and the carboxyl group (-COOH).
Main role of deamination in nephron is?
deamination, the removal of the amino group from an amino acid. This is often accomplished by transamination. The amino group is transferred from an amino acid to an -keto acid acceptor. The organic acid resulting from deamination can be converted to pyruvate, acetyl-CoA, or a TCA cycle intermediate and eventually oxidized in the TCA cycle to release energy. It also can be used as a source of carbon for the synthesis of cell constituents. Excess nitrogen from deamination may be excreted as ammonium ion, thus making the medium alkaline.
What group do amino acids always contain?
The amino acids are distinguished by the R groups which determines what amino acid it is.
