This topic completes amino acid metabolism by covering key individual amino acid groups.
Curriculum Coverage
Biochemistry
Glycine, Serine and Alanine
• Biosynthesis
• Metabolic fate
• Metabolic functions
• Inherited disorders
Acidic Amino Acids
• Biosynthesis
• Metabolic fate
• Metabolic functions
• Inherited disorders
Examples:
• Aspartate
• Glutamate
Branched Chain Amino Acids
• Biosynthesis
• Metabolic fate
• Metabolic functions
• Inherited disorders
Examples:
• Leucine
• Isoleucine
• Valine