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Structure and Properties of Amino Acids - Medical Science

Q1:

What is the product of the catabolic breakdown of Alanine?

A Fumarate

B Oxaloacetate

C Pyruvate

D Malate

ANS:C - Pyruvate

After the NH3 group has been cleaved into the urea cycle, the remaining carbon skeleton is channeled into the gluconeogenic pathway to finally produce pyruvate.