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The term ketogenic amino acids refers to amino acids
 a. that are precursors for glucose synthesis.
  b. that are degraded to yield acetyl CoA or acetoacetate
  c. that can not be converted to fatty acids or ketone bodies.
  d. that are degraded to yield succinyl-CoA, pyruvate, -ketoglutarate, fumarate and oxaloacetate.
  e. None of these.

Question 2

All of the following are metabolic intermediates of -amino acid carbon skeletons except:
 a. pyridoxine
  b. -ketoglutarate
  c. oxaloacetate
  d. succinyl-CoA
  e. fumarate


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kaillie

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Reply #1 on: Aug 23, 2018
Answer to Question 1

b

Answer to Question 2

a


dollx

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Reply 2 on: Aug 23, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

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