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Biochemistry Classification and metabolism of amino acids d7079a12

All of the following are true EXCEPT

A
Absence from the diet of ceain amino acids that are present in most proteins is not deleterious to human health
B
Tetrahydrobiopterin is involved in tryptophan biosynthesis
C
Selenocysteine is an essential component of several mammalian proteins
D
Intermediates of the citric acid cycle and of glycolysis acts as precursors of aspaate, asparagine, glutamate, glutamine, glycine, and serine
High-Yield Explanation
Analyse each option:- Nutritionally non-essential amino acids can be synthesised in the body. So, their absence from the diet in proteins is not deleterious to human health - option a is correct statement. Selenocysteine is present in Thioredoxin reductase, Glutathione peroxidase, 5' deiodinase, Selenoprotein P - option c is correct statement. Oxaloacetate and alpha ketoglutarate are precursors of aspaate and glutamate. 3-phosphoglycerate is the precursor of serine which in turn can produce glycine - option d is also correct. We are left with option b. Tetrahydrobiopterin is needed for tyrosine biosynthesis, not for tryptophan. Moreover, tryptophan cannot be synthesized in human body!

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