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Biochemistry Structure and function of protein cfd7b91b

Which process involves the formation of non-essential amino acid from keto acid?

A
Deamination
B
Transamination
C
Dehydrogenation
D
Oxidation
High-Yield Explanation
The alpha amino group of amino acid can be transferred to alpha keto acid to form the corresponding new amino acid and alpha keto acid .This is a impoant reaction in the body for the interconversion of amino acids and for the synthesis of non-essential aminoacids. For example: Aminogroup is exchanged between alanine and glutamic acid .In almost all cases,the amino group is accepted by alpha ketoglutaric acid so that glutamic acid is formed. Reference: DM.VASUDEVAN.TEXTBOOK SEVENTH EDITION ,page no: 30 and 201

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