Chapter 9, Problem 4Q

Summary Introduction

To review:

The structural differences that occur between alanine and pyruvate. Also, to review how an atom in an alanine molecule could be radiolabeled so that it could be traced through the formation of pyruvate as part of the gluconeogenesis pathway.

Introduction:

Gluconeogenesis is the pathway that helps in the production of the glucose molecules with the help of molecules that can be amino acids, fatty acids, and lipids. Alanine, which is an amino acid, is one of the main precursor molecules that initiate the process of gluconeogenesis.