Amino Acid Balance (Pool)
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Overview of Amino Acid Metabolism
Q. Which of the following is true regarding amino acids and their systemic homeostasis?
a
Proteases, which operate in a highly acidic environment -- pH (~2) -- uncoil proteins
b
Kidney is the major organ responsible for amino acid metabolism
c
Dietary protein enters in its unfolded state
d
Proteases (aka peptidases) cut up the long stands of polypeptides into oligopeptides (short peptide chains), which are absorbed through the epithelial lining of the proximal small intestine (the enterovilli).
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