Complete Solutions
How are non-essential AAs obtained? ...ANSWER...Require vitamin B6 to be synthesized in cells via
transamination
What is transamination? ...ANSWER...The transfer of AA group to a C-skeleton and forms new non-
essential AA
What is protein turnover? ...ANSWER...Synthesis and degradation of endogenous proteins
What are the uses of AA? ...ANSWER...1. Synthesized into other PROs
2. Synthesized into non-essential AAs
3. Recycled into vitamins
4.Deaminated into N and keto-acid
What happens to the N from deamination? ...ANSWER...Initially processed as ammonia and excreted as
urea
What are the uses of keto-acid? ...ANSWER...-Burned for immediate energy
-Synthesized into FA for storage
-Synthesized into glucose via gluconeogenesis
What does the quality of dietary PROs depend on? ...ANSWER...-Digestability of PRO
-Completeness of EAAs
True or False: You should not combine plant proteins over the course of a day ...ANSWER...False