Medical Quiz

Protein and Amino Acid Metabolism Quiz

What is the process that involves the removal of an amino group from an amino acid, resulting in the formation of ammonia and a keto acid?

A. Deamination

B. Hydrolysis

C. Transamination

D. Denaturation

Select your answer:
         


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Macromolecules and Enzymes › View

What conclusions can be drawn when enzymes are heated to a high temperature?

A. The enzymes die.

B. The shapes of the enzyme are altered (denatured)

C. The enzyme amino acid sequence changes

D. The emzymes remain the same


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Toxic substances absorbed along the digestive tract put stress on the liver because all of the deoxygenated blood from the digestive organs is drained by the __________.

A. renal veins

B. inferior vena cava

C. hepatic portal vein

D. abdominal aorta