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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

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FNH 250 Final Exam Question And
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

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