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Biochemistry - Amino Acid Metabolism

Exercise : Amino Acid Metabolism - Section 1
  • Amino Acid Metabolism - Section 1
1.
Histidine is degraded to α-ketoglutarate and is described as a
gluco amino acid
glucogenic amino acid
ketogenic amino acid
keto-gluco amino acid
Answer: Option
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2.
Which of the following amino acids is considered as both ketogenic and glucogenic?
Valine
Tryptophan
Lysine
None of these
Answer: Option
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3.
A glucogenic amino acid is one which is degraded to
keto-sugars
either acetyl CoA or acetoacetyl CoA
pyruvate or citric acid cycle intermediates
none of the above
Answer: Option
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4.
Which of the following is the best described glucogenic amino acid?
Lysine
Tryptophan
Valine
None of these
Answer: Option
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5.
A person with phenylketonuria cannot convert
phenylalanine to tyrosine
phenylalanine to isoleucine
phenol into ketones
phenylalanine to lysine
Answer: Option
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