Chapter 23.6, Problem 16CYU

Summary Introduction

To review:

The substrates used by the liver when it synthesizes nonessential amino acids.

Introduction:

Amino acids are the building blocks of proteins. The proteins are required by the body in large amounts and are one of the five categories of nutrients. They have a limited lifespan, and thus, they are degraded to release amino acids. The released amino acids are then recycled and can be used to build new proteins or for energy generation.