Amino Acid Metabolism

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In this lecture, EKG is going to cover Amino Acid Metabolism—looking at how dietary proteins are broken down, how amino acids are oxidised (amino group removed) and how the carbon skeletons derived from amino acids can enter the Citric Acid Cycle.

Lecture Overview:
0:00 Intro
0:15 Structure of Amino Acids
0:28 Overview of Amino Acid Catabolism
2:05 How Dietary Proteins Are Broken Down
3:30 Removal Of The Amino Group
5:25 Glucose-Alanine Cycle
8:20 Carbon Skeletons

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Lecture Source: Nelson, D. L., & Cox, M. (2017). Principles Biochem 7e (International Ed). Macmillan Publishers.
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