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Before an amino acid can be metabolized to yield ATP, its ____________ group must be removed. This process requires the coenzyme form of ____________ .

Amino acids that are converted into pyruvate or intermediates of the citric acid cycle are called ____________ amino acids. Amino acids that are converted into acetyl CoA are called ____________ amino acids.


Options:

ketogenic

niacin

glucogenic

Vitamin B-6

phosphate

nitrogen

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Answer:

Before an amino acid can be metabolized to yield ATP its Amino group must be removed.This process requires co enzyme form of NAD or NADP.

Explanation:

Amino acids that are converted into pyruvate or intermediates of citric acid cycle are called Glucogenic amino acids for example Alanine which undergo Transamination to form pyruvate.

Glutamate which undergo transamination to form alpha ketoglutarate an intermediate of TCA cycle.

Amino acids that are converted to acetyl CoA are called ketogenic amino acids. For example Leucine,Lysine .

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