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Amino Acid Metabolism and Urea Cycle by Florang is a document available to read on EtoBox.
1. This chapter discusses amino acid oxidation and urea production. Protein is broken down in the digestive tract. 2. The first step in amino acid breakdown is transamination, catalyzed by aminotransferases using pyridoxal phosphate as a cofactor. 3. Ammonia (NH3+) produced from amino acid breakdown must be converted to urea by the urea cycle for excretion. 4. Carbon skeletons from amino acid breakdown enter the citric acid cycle in different forms.
- Author
- Florang
- Language
- EN