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Separation of amino acid & carboxylic groups is called

Updated On: Jul 2, 2022
  • deamination
  • excretion
  • egestion
  • transamination
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Deamination is the removal of amino group from the amino acid in presence of either oxidative or hydrolytic enzyme. Removal of amino group converts amino acid into keto acids. Transamination is the reversible exchange of amino groups between different amino acids. During this process donor amino acid thus becomes a keto acids & the recipient keto acid becomes an amino acids. Egestion is the casting out of undigestible materials which has never been inside body cells. Excretion is the elimination of waste products (produced during metabolism) from the body of an organisms.
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Amphibolic Pathway

A biochemical pathway that involves both anabolic and catabolic processes, is an amphibolic pathway.

A biochemical pathway, which contains both catabolism and anabolism is known as an amphibolic pathway. The Krebs cycle is the best mode of explanation for the amphibolic pathway.

Respiration is the disruption of the complex compounds into simple ones to produce the energy molecules, ATP. Thus, the process is called the catabolic process and the pathway is termed a catabolic pathway. Actually, respiration is the outcome of both making and breaking. When energy is required, proteins or fatty acids are conks out to form acetyl-CoA, and further processes of respiration occur, which is called catabolism. When the body requires fatty acids or proteins, the respiratory pathway stops, and the same acetyl-CoA is utilized and fatty acids are fabricated. This process of synthesis is commonly called anabolism. Thus we can say that respiration is the sum process of catabolism and anabolism. Products of the Krebs cycle and glycolysis act as a forerunner for the synthesis of fats, proteins, etc. Therefore, the respiratory pathway is called the amphibolic pathway.