EBK FUND.OF GENERAL,ORG.+BIO.CHEMISTRY
EBK FUND.OF GENERAL,ORG.+BIO.CHEMISTRY
8th Edition
ISBN: 9780134261393
Author: McMurry
Publisher: PEARSON CO
bartleby

Concept explainers

bartleby

Videos

Question
Book Icon
Chapter 25, Problem 25.29AP
Interpretation Introduction

Interpretation:

The ketogenic amino acid has to be defined with three examples.

Concept introduction:

  • The carbons atoms of the amino acids are metabolized through two different pathways are called ketogenesis and gluconeogenesis.
  • Ketogenesis pathway leads to the formation of ketone bodies, in which carbons are first converted to acetyl-CoA or acetoacetyl-CoA and then to ketone bodies.

Blurred answer
Students have asked these similar questions
What is a ketogenic amino acid? Give three examples.
What is a glucogenic amino acid? Give three examples.
What is the difference between ketogenic and glucogenic amino acids?

Chapter 25 Solutions

EBK FUND.OF GENERAL,ORG.+BIO.CHEMISTRY

Knowledge Booster
Background pattern image
Biochemistry
Learn more about
Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, biochemistry and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.
Recommended textbooks for you
Text book image
Human Heredity: Principles and Issues (MindTap Co...
Biology
ISBN:9781305251052
Author:Michael Cummings
Publisher:Cengage Learning
Text book image
Basic Clinical Laboratory Techniques 6E
Biology
ISBN:9781133893943
Author:ESTRIDGE
Publisher:Cengage
Enzyme Kinetics; Author: MIT OpenCourseWare;https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXWZr3mscUo;License: Standard Youtube License