Transamination

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Biology of Cells IA (Metabolism Pathways) Flashcards on Transamination, created by Alice Hathaway on 04/01/2019.
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What is transamination? Reversible exchange of amino acid groups between 2 ketone groups
What are the inputs? Glutamate and pyruvate
What are these converted into? Oxoglutarate and Alanine
How is this conversion done? Alanine Aminotransferase
What does the aminotransferase do? Ensures the L isomer is formed Lysine forms Schiff base with PLP factor Arganine interacts with COO- of keto acid
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