Fundamentals of General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry (8th Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134015187
Author: John E. McMurry, David S. Ballantine, Carl A. Hoeger, Virginia E. Peterson
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 25.4, Problem 25.7P
Interpretation Introduction
Interpretation:
The structure of arginine which is converted to
Concept Introduction:
Arginine:
Arginine is an essential amino acid which is used to prepare the biosynthesis of proteins.it mainly has amino group and
Ornithine:
Ornithine is an amino acid which plays a role in the urea cycle and which is accumulated abnormally in the body.
Glutamate:
The conjugate base of glutamic acid, which is largely present in the human brain
An important biological compound, which is produced from the deamination of glutamate, it acts as an intermediate in Krebs cycle.
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Which of the following statements about the transamination and deamination steps of amino acid degradation is true?
(A) a-ketoglutarate is always formed during a transamination between an amino acid and glutamate. (B) Transamination reactions produce glutamate that is deaminated after entering the urea cycle. (C) Free ammonia is removed from glutamate using glutamate dehydrogenase and NAD+ as an oxidizing agent.
(D) The free NH4+ that is removed from glutamate during the deamination reaction is used to form glucose.(E) The carbon backbone that results from transamination enters the mitochondria to be used in the urea cycle.
Which folate structure (from the list below)(a) is the substrate for the enzyme that is inhibited by methotrexate andtrimethoprim?(b) has the most highly oxidized one-carbon substituent?(c) is used in the conversion of serine to glycine?(d) transfers its one-carbon substituent to a B12 coenzyme? What amino acid is synthesized as the end result of this reaction?(e) is the coenzyme for the thymidylate synthase reaction?(f) is not known to exist in nature?(g) is used in purine nucleotide synthesis?
The urea cycle can be summarized through the following reaction:
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H₂N-C-OPO3=
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H₂N-C-NH2 + -OOCCH = CHCOO-
1. Write the reactions, using structural formulas that lead to the formation of carbamoyl phosphate and
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Chapter 25 Solutions
Fundamentals of General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry (8th Edition)
Ch. 25.2 - Prob. 25.1PCh. 25.2 - Prob. 25.2KCPCh. 25.3 - Prob. 25.3PCh. 25.3 - Prob. 25.4PCh. 25.3 - Prob. 25.5PCh. 25.3 - Prob. 25.6PCh. 25.4 - Prob. 25.1CIAPCh. 25.4 - Prob. 25.2CIAPCh. 25.4 - Prob. 25.3CIAPCh. 25.4 - Prob. 25.7P
Ch. 25.4 - Prob. 25.8KCPCh. 25.6 - Prob. 25.9PCh. 25.6 - Prob. 25.10KCPCh. 25.6 - What is meant by a conditional amino acid?Ch. 25.6 - Prob. 25.5CIAPCh. 25.6 - Prob. 25.6CIAPCh. 25 - In the diagram shown here, fill in the sources for...Ch. 25 - Prob. 25.12UKCCh. 25 - Prob. 25.13UKCCh. 25 - Prob. 25.14UKCCh. 25 - Prob. 25.15UKCCh. 25 - Prob. 25.16UKCCh. 25 - Prob. 25.17APCh. 25 - Prob. 25.18APCh. 25 - Prob. 25.19APCh. 25 - Prob. 25.20APCh. 25 - Prob. 25.21APCh. 25 - Prob. 25.22APCh. 25 - What is the structure of the -keto acid formed...Ch. 25 - Prob. 25.24APCh. 25 - In general, how does oxidative deamination differ...Ch. 25 - Prob. 25.26APCh. 25 - Prob. 25.27APCh. 25 - Prob. 25.28APCh. 25 - Prob. 25.29APCh. 25 - Prob. 25.30APCh. 25 - Prob. 25.31APCh. 25 - Prob. 25.32APCh. 25 - Prob. 25.33APCh. 25 - Prob. 25.34APCh. 25 - How do essential and nonessential amino acids...Ch. 25 - Prob. 25.36APCh. 25 - Prob. 25.37APCh. 25 - How is tyrosine biosynthesized in the body? What...Ch. 25 - Prob. 25.39APCh. 25 - Prob. 25.40APCh. 25 - Prob. 25.41APCh. 25 - What energy source is used in the formation of...Ch. 25 - Write the equation for the transamination reaction...Ch. 25 - Prob. 25.44CPCh. 25 - Prob. 25.45CPCh. 25 - Prob. 25.46CPCh. 25 - Prob. 25.47CPCh. 25 - Prob. 25.48CPCh. 25 - Prob. 25.49CPCh. 25 - Prob. 25.50CPCh. 25 - Prob. 25.51CPCh. 25 - Prob. 25.52CPCh. 25 - Why might it be a bad idea to take large...Ch. 25 - Prob. 25.54GPCh. 25 - Prob. 25.55GPCh. 25 - Prob. 25.56GP
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