Fate of absorbed amino acids, transamination, deamination, deamidation, transmethylation, decarboxylation and interconversion of amino acids
Transamination is the process by which amino groups are removed from amino acids and transferred to acceptor keto-acids to generate the amino acid version of the keto-acid and the keto-acid version of the original amino acid.
Deamination is the removal of an amino group from a molecule. Enzymes that catalyse this reaction are called deaminases. In the human body, deamination takes place primarily in the liver, however it can also occur in the kidney.
Deamidation is a chemical reaction in which an amide functional group in the side chain of the amino acids asparagine or glutamine is removed or converted to another functional group. Typically, asparagine is converted to aspartic acid or isoaspartic acid.
Transmethylation is a biologically important organic chemical reaction in which a methyl group is transferred from one compound to another. An example of transmethylation is the recovery of methionine from homocysteine.
Decarboxylation is a chemical reaction that removes a carboxyl group and releases carbon dioxide (CO2). Usually, decarboxylation refers to a reaction of carboxylic acids, removing a carbon atom from a carbon chain.
For better understanding, the student must watch the following youtube videos
- Metabolic functions of water
- Metabolism of carbohydrates: classification, digestion, absorption and utilization in monogastric and ruminant animals
- Glycolysis
- Lactic acid and volatile fatty acid fermentation
- Citric acid cycle
- Pentose phosphate pathway
- Gluconeogenesis, glycogenesis and glycogenolysis.
- Metabolism of Lipids: classification, digestion, absorption and utilization in monogastric and ruminant animals
- Beta oxidation of fatty acids
- Fate of glycerol with respect of fat synthesis, glucose/glycogen synthesis and its oxidation, storage of fat, catabolism of fat and ketosis
- Metabolism of proteins: classification, digestion, absorption and utilization in monogastric and ruminant animals
- Essential and non-essential amino acids, protein quality
- Fate of absorbed amino acids, transamination, deamination, deamidation, transmethylation, decarboxylation and interconversion of amino acids
- Fate of absorbed amino acids, transamination, deamination, deamidation, transmethylation, decarboxylation and interconversion of amino acids
- Utilization of non-protein nitrogenous compounds in ruminants
- Utilization of non-protein nitrogenous compounds in ruminants
- Chapters 16
- Department Animal Sciences
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