Carbon Skeletons of Amino Acids
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Q. Via gluconeogenesis, which occurs?
a
Pyruvate converts to oxaloacetate (4C) and on to phosphoenolpyruvate, which (through a series of reactions) converts back to glucose.
b
Glucose (6C) converts to pyruvate (3C)
c
Acetyl coA forms ketone bodies.
d
Acetyl coA forms free fatty acids.
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