Fundamentals of Biochemistry: Life at the Molecular Level 5th Edition

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ISBN 10: 1118918401
ISBN 13: 978-1-11891-840-1

Chapter 21 - Amino Acid Metabolism - Exercises - Page 771: 7

Answer

Amino acids that are purely glucogenic include glycine, serine, valine, histidine, arginine, cysteine, proline, alanine, glutamate, glutamine, aspartate, asparagine, and methionine. Amino acids that are purely ketogenic include leucine and lysine. Amino acids that are both glucogenic and ketogenic include isoleucine, phenylalanine, tyrosine, threonine, and tryptophan.

Work Step by Step

Amino acids that are purely glucogenic include glycine, serine, valine, histidine, arginine, cysteine, proline, alanine, glutamate, glutamine, aspartate, asparagine, and methionine. Amino acids that are purely ketogenic include leucine and lysine. Amino acids that are both glucogenic and ketogenic include isoleucine, phenylalanine, tyrosine, threonine, and tryptophan.
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