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Purely glucogenic amino acid -

A
Isoleucine
B
Tyrosine
C
Lysine
D
Proline
High-Yield Explanation
Ans. is 'd' i.e., Proline GlucogenicKetogenicBoth glucogenic & ketogenico Alanineo Arginineo Aspargineo Aspartic acido Cysteineo Glutamineo Glutamic acido Glycineo Histidineo Methionineo Prolineo Serineo Threonineo Valineo Leucineo Lysineo Isoleucineo Phenylalaineo Tyrosino TryptophanNote : According to Harper 29th /e (P-282), lysine is both ketogenic and glucogenic. But all other textbooks have mentioned it as ketogenic.

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