Biochemistry in Tables, Schemes, and Graphs - S.D. Zhamsaranova 2009

Amino Acid Metabolism
Ketogenic and Glucogenic Amino Acids

Amino Acids that are converted into Pyruvate and TCA cycle intermediates (α-ketoglutarate, succinyl-CoA, fumarate, oxaloacetate) can ultimately be converted into oxaloacetate and utilized in Gluconeogenesis. These amino acids form the group of glycogenic amino acids. Ketogenic amino acids, during Catabolism,

are converted into acetoacetate or acetyl-CoA and can serve as a source of Ketone Bodies.

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METABOLISM OF Certain amino acids

In addition to metabolic pathways common to Most amino acids, there are specific pathways for The conversion of nearly all Proteinogenic Amino Acids. Let us examine the metabolism of certain amino acids whose specific pathways of transformation lead to the synthesis of physiologically important products and largely determine the physiological state of The Human Body.



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