Organic Chemistry of Metabolic Pathways
Metabolic pathways allude to the arrangement of chemical catalyzed reactions that lead to the transformation of a substance into the final product. Metabolic pathways incorporate a progression of reaction where the substrate is changed continuously and the transitional metabolites are persistently recovered.
Glucogenesis
Glucogenesis is a metabolic pathway in which glucose is produced from carbon substrates that are not carbohydrates. This process is observed in plants, animals, fungi, bacteria and other micro organisms. The general definition for glucogenesis or gluconeogenesis is as follows,
α-Keto acids other than a-ketoglutarate can accept the amino group from pyridoxamine in enzymecatalyzed transamination reactions. What amino acids are formed when the following a-keto acids accept the amino group?
Transamination Reaction:
In this reaction the transfer of amino group from one amino acid to the keto group to form a new amino acid which is different from the previous amino acid.
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