Biochemistry

Lec 3 / 2ed semester

Q/ what are the amino acid which are converted to pyruvate?

1. serine
2. cysteine
3. Threonine
4. Alanine
5. Glycine
6. Hydroxy proline

Q what are the amino acid which are converted to succinyl Co A?

1. Valine
2. Iso – leucine
3. Methionine

Q/ what is transamination reaction?

Transfer of NH2 group from amino acid to keto acid, so that the amino acid
becomes new keto acid and keto acid becomes new amino acid

Q/ what is deamination reaction?

Removal of NH2 group from the amino acid in the form of NH3 occurs so that
amino acid becomes keto acid.

Q/ what are the different types of deamination (D.A.) reactions and

give examples?
 1. oxidative deamination
2. non- oxidative

Q/ what is decarboxylation (dc) reaction of amino acid and give

examples?

Removal of carboxyl group in the form of CO2 from the amino acid is called (DC).

Q/ how glutamine is formed?

From glutamate with glutamine synthetase

*** amino acid that form acetyl coa or acetoacetyl coa

1. 1 Leucine
2. 2- iso leucine
3. 3- lysine
4. 4- tryptophan

Metabolite associated with

1. 1-atheroslerotic vascular disease
2. 2- thrombosis