5.9- Alt sources of energy (PROTEINS)
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Proteins are the….
least preferred cellular energy source (only used when carbohydrates and fats are scarce).
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When necessary…
amino acids are broken down into intermediates that enter the cellular respiration pathway.
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Oxidative deamination:
removal of amino group from amino acids in order to make other metabolic intermediates.
Mostly occurs in the liver.
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Remaining ammonia molecule is toxic…
so the body converts it to urea for excretion.
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Nucleic acids are not used to generate energy…
but when DNA/RNA gets broken down, nucleotides can be salvaged and recycled.
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