Amino Acid Metabolism — Flashcards

Amine hormones are derivatives of the amino acid _____

All amino acids undergo transamination except: _____

Hyperammonemia type 1 occurs due to deficiency of the enzyme _____

_____ is a purely glucogenic amino acid.

Which enzyme is involved in oxidative deamination?_____

Which amino-acid metabolism disorder clasically presents with sweaty feet?_____

_____, a derivative of histidine is found to be unusually low in urine in patients of Wilson's disease

Taurine is biosynthesized from _____.

Patients treated with nitisinone may develop corneal crystals of _____ which can be reduced by strict dietary control

Phenylalanine levels are _____ in a patient of Segawa syndrome, after a phenylalanine loading test (100mg/kg)