Download Aptitude Crack
img not found img not found

Amino Acid Metabolism - Medical Science

Q1:

Oxidative deamination is the conversion of an amino

A group from an amino acid to a keto acid

B acid to a carboxylic acid plus ammonia

C acid to a keto acid plus ammonia

D group from an amino acid to a carboxylic acid

ANS:C - acid to a keto acid plus ammonia

In oxidative diamination there should be ammonia as by product which distinguishes it from deamination where there is no production of ammonia as keto acid is obtain from both deamination and oxidative diamination.