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Amino Acid Biosynthesis and Metabolism by BEA FRANCINE DELOS SANTOS is a document available to read on EtoBox.
This document discusses protein turnover and amino acid catabolism. It introduces key concepts such as: 1) Proteins are constantly degraded and resynthesized through protein turnover. Damaged or old proteins are recycled through this process. 2) Excess amino acids released from protein degradation that are not used for protein synthesis undergo catabolism to be used as metabolic fuel or intermediates. 3) The first step in amino acid catabolism is deamination, in which the amino group is removed and pro
- Author
- BEA FRANCINE DELOS SANTOS
- Language
- EN