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Biochemistry - Amino Acid Metabolism - Discussion

Discussion Forum : Amino Acid Metabolism - Section 1 (Q.No. 6)
Amino Acid Metabolism
6.
Oxidative deamination is the conversion of an amino
group from an amino acid to a keto acid
acid to a carboxylic acid plus ammonia
acid to a keto acid plus ammonia
group from an amino acid to a carboxylic acid
Answer: Option
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Kai said:   3 years ago
It should be ammonia plus alpha-ketoglutarate. right?
Deogratius from muhas said:   1 decade ago
In oxidative diamination there should be ammonia as by product which distinguishes it from deamination where there is no production of ammonia as keto acid is obtain from both deamination and oxidative diamination.
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