Methionine and valine enter the TCA cycle as succinyl-CoA Glutamate enters as the compound shown to the right → Tyrosine enters as the compound shown below: COO → ↑ C=O (tyrosine can also enter as acetoacetyl-CoA, but don't worry about that now). COO- CH2 CH2 HC coo- COO- CH OOC
Methionine and valine enter the TCA cycle as succinyl-CoA Glutamate enters as the compound shown to the right → Tyrosine enters as the compound shown below: COO → ↑ C=O (tyrosine can also enter as acetoacetyl-CoA, but don't worry about that now). COO- CH2 CH2 HC coo- COO- CH OOC
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Chapter1: Biochemistry: An Evolving Science
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a. A peptide fragment MVEY is degraded to individual amino acids and ultimately their
four respective carbon skeletons.
b. How much NADH, FADH2, and (A or G)TP will be produced from the oxidation of these carbon skeletons
as they complete the TCA cycle?
c.How much total ATP will be generated after the resulting electron carriers complete
the electron transport chain?

Transcribed Image Text:Methionine and valine enter the TCA cycle as succinyl-CoA
Glutamate enters as the compound shown to the right →
Tyrosine enters as the compound shown below:
COO
→
↑
C=O
(tyrosine can also enter as acetoacetyl-CoA, but don't worry about that now).
COO-
CH2
CH2
HC
coo-
COO-
CH
OOC
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