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Chapter 25, Problem 25.30AP
Interpretation Introduction

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

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  • The carbons atoms of the amino acids are metabolized through two different pathways are called ketogenesis and gluconeogenesis.
  • Gluconeogenesis is the process of formation of glucose from non-carbohydrates, in which the pathway leads to the formation pyruvate or the intermediates of citric acid cycle.

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What is a glucogenic amino acid? Give three examples.
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