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Bio Synthesis of Amino Acids LEz III
Bio Synthesis of Amino Acids LEz III
Bio Synthesis of Amino Acids LEz III
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Overview
Overview (cont)
Biosynthetic Families
Metabolic Precursors E-ketoglutarate Amino Acids Glutamate Glutamine Proline Arginine Serine Glycine Cysteine
3-Phophoglycerate
Ribose 5-phophate
EKetoglutarate Family
E-Ketoglutamate to glutamate/glutamine
Glutamate + NH4+ + ATP
Glutamine synthetase
Glutamine + ADP + Pi + H+
2 glutamate + NADP+
E-Ketoglutamate to glutamate/glutamine
Net Reaction: E-Ketoglutarate + NH4+ + NADPH + ATP L-glutamate + NADP+ + ADP + Pi
EKetoglutarate Family
Synthesis of Proline
Synthesis of Proline
Synthesis of Arginine
Synthesis of Arginine
3-Phosphoglycerate Family
3-Phosphoglycerate Serine Glycine Cysteine
Synthesis of Cysteine
Oxoloacetate Family
Oxaloacetate Aspartate
Asparagine Methionine Lysine Threonine
Oxaloacetate
Aspartate
Amidation with Glutamine donating NH4+
Asparagine
Pyruvate Family
Pyruvate Alanine Valine Leucine Isoleucine
Synthesis of Alanine
Pyruvate
Alanine
Synthesis of Chorismate
Synthesis of Tryptophan
Biosynthesis of Histidine
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