Protein and aminoacid metabolism

During aminoacid metabolism the "acid" group breaks away first

• True

• False

All 20 aminoacids would undergo breakdown in our body

• True

• False

Transamination reactions require the coenzyme pyridoxal phosphate (PALP)

• True

• False

Serum transaminase enzyme levels are a good indicator of liver damage

• True

• False

In a deamination reaction there are 2 participating aminoacids

• True

• False

__________ reaction produces NH3 (ammonia) that combines to form urea

• Decarboxylation

• Dehydration

• Transamination

• Deamination

Urea cycle takes place in the ________

• skin

• brain

• liver

• kidney

Urea cycle and gluconeogenesis are 2 pathways that occur in both the cytoplasm and mitochondria

• True

• False

Urea is formed in the mitochondria and comes out to the cytoplasm

• True

• False

A growing cell has a dilemma between forming proteins and making more ATPs via TCA cycle

• True

• False