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Interpretation:
In which type conversion of alanine to pyruvic acid should be identified via oxidation reaction.
Concept Introduction:
Amino acids: Compound that contains an amino group, a carboxyl group a side chain that is specific to each amino acid.
Several type of amino acids the amino group is on the carbon adjacent to the carbonyl group.
They are molecules containing an amino group a carboxyl group a
Amino acid oxidation: Amino acids undergo oxidative catabolism under three conditions.
- Proton amino acid residues from normal turnover are recycled to generated energy and molecular compounds.
- Dietary amino that exceed body’s protein synthesis needs are degraded.
- Proteins in the body are broken down to supply amino acid for catabolism when carbohydrate is in short supply.
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