Reactants and Products of Protein Catabolism

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Biochemistry › Reactants and Products of Protein Catabolism

Questions
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1

The first step in the metabolism of most amino acids is the removal of the amino group by aminotransferases. What is the product of this reaction?

2

How is most of the ammonium waste removed from the body?

3

What is produced in one turn of the urea cycle?

4

Which amino acid cannot be deaminated in protein catabolism?

5

Which process eliminates nitrogen waste generated from protein catabolism in humans?

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