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Biochemistry

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Set 23 The Metabolism Of Nitrogen

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Question 1

(Multiple Choice)

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The conversion of α-ketoglutarate to glutamate is

A) a transamination.
B) a reductive amination.
C) an amidation.
D) an oxidation.
E) an isomerization

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Question 2

(Multiple Choice)

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Glycine, alanine, serine, histidine, tryptophan, CTP, AMP, and carbamoyl-phosphate all have what in common?

A) They are all inhibitors of glutamine synthase
B) They are all amino acids
C) They are all cofactors in transamination reactions
D) They are activators of the urea cycle

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Question 3

(True False)

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Nitrogen fixation in legumes may use as much as half of the ATP made in the plant.

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