Exam 30: Amino Acid Degradation and the Urea Cycle

Choose the correct answer from the list below. Not all of the answers will be used. -The _______________ enzyme catalyzes an oxidative deamination and can utilize either NAD⁺ or NADP⁺.

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Question 41

Which amino acid is a metabolite in the urea cycle, but is not used as a building block of proteins?

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Question 42

How is the urea cycle linked to the citric acid cycle?

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Question 43

Which amino acid is converted to tyrosine in the degradative pathway?

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Question 44

Surplus amino acids are:

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Question 45

Nitrogen is transported from muscle to liver in the form of _____or _.

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Question 46

Biopterin is a complicated coenzyme required for the conversion of phenylalanine to tyrosine. Why is biopterin not considered a vitamin?

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Exam 30: Amino Acid Degradation and the Urea Cycle

Choose the correct answer from the list below. Not all of the answers will be used. -The _______________ enzyme catalyzes an oxidative deamination and can utilize either NAD+ or NADP+.

Which amino acid is a metabolite in the urea cycle, but is not used as a building block of proteins?

How is the urea cycle linked to the citric acid cycle?

Which amino acid is converted to tyrosine in the degradative pathway?

Surplus amino acids are:

Nitrogen is transported from muscle to liver in the form of ___________________or _______________.

Biopterin is a complicated coenzyme required for the conversion of phenylalanine to tyrosine. Why is biopterin not considered a vitamin?

Biochemistry and the Unity of Life

Water, Weak Bonds, and the Generation of Order Out of Chaos

Amino Acids

Protein Three-Dimensional Structure

Techniques in Protein Biochemistry

Basic Concepts of Enzyme Action

Kinetics and Regulation

Mechanisms and Inhibitors

Hemoglobin: an Allosteric Protein

Carbohydrates

Lipids

Membrane Structure and Function

Signal Transduction Pathways

Digestion: Turning a Meal Into Cellular Biochemicals

Metabolism: Basic Concepts and Design

Glycolysis

Gluconeogenesis

Preparation for the Cycle

Harvesting Electrons From the Cycle

The Electron Transport Chain

The Proton-Motive Force

The Light Reactions

The Calvin Cycle

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Glycogen Synthesis

The Pentose Phosphate Pathway

Fatty Acid Degredation

Fatty Acid Synthesis

Lipid Synthesis

Amino Acids Synthesis

Nucleotide Metabolism

The Structure of Informational Macromolecules: Dna and Rna

DNA Replication

DNA Repair and Recombination

RNA Synthesis and Regulation in Prokaryotes

Gene Expression in Eukaryotes

RNA Processing in Eukaryotes

The Genetic Code

The Mechanism of Protein Synthesis

Recombinant DNA Techniques

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Choose the correct answer from the list below. Not all of the answers will be used. -The _______________ enzyme catalyzes an oxidative deamination and can utilize either NAD⁺ or NADP⁺.

Nitrogen is transported from muscle to liver in the form of _____or _.