Amino acid catabolism involves removing amino groups via deamination, leading to urea synthesis and TCA cycle intermediates. The process includes transamination and oxidative deamination reactions, with specific aminotransferases catalyzing these reactions. Transamination is a key step in funneling

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Explore the intricate process of the urea cycle, its role in removing amino groups from amino acids, converting ammonia into urea in the liver, and managing hyperammonemia. Learn about transamination, oxidative deamination, and the importance of glutamine and alanine in ammonia transport. Discover t

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Understand the intricate process of ammonia detoxification through the urea cycle, where amino groups from amino acids are converted to urea for disposal. Learn about the importance of transamination reactions, blood transport of ammonia to the liver, and causes and management of hyperammonemia. Exp

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Amino acid metabolism involves pathways such as transamination, deamination, and the clinical significance of serum transaminases like ALT and AST. Transamination involves the transfer of amino groups, while deamination involves the removal of the amino group. Transaminases are important intracellul

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Transamination is a vital chemical reaction in biochemistry that transfers amino groups to ketoacids to form new amino acids, playing a crucial role in amino acid metabolism. Enzymes called transaminases facilitate this process, utilizing -ketoglutarate as a key amino group acceptor. The mechanism i

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