Why would glutamate utilize the oxidative deamination pathway over transamination – especially if removal of NH4+ requires ATP? Would it not be favorable for the body to just use transamination

Q: If glutamate were labeled with C-14 at the delta-carbon and added via transamination to the citric…

A: Citric Acid Cycle:   is the cyclic metabolic pathway for the oxidation of various intermediates…

Q: Explain why β oxidation cannot proceed backward to produce triacylglycerols.

A: Beta oxidation is a metabolic process involving multiple steps by which fatty acid molecules are…

Q: Whether the inability to fully break down the amino acids lysine, hydroxylysine, and tryptophan may…

A: Fatty acid oxidation is the aerobic process of breaking down a fatty acid into acetyl-CoA units…

Q: In what condition and why is pyruvate converted to lactate?

A: Pyruvic acid is produced as a product of glycolysis, which is the anaerobic metabolism of glucose.…

Q: state, which of the following occur(s)? a) insulin stimulation of malonyl CoA formatio

A: The fed state takes place after a meal when the body is starting to digest the food ingested and…