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Transamintion -
Glutamine arid glutamates are the direct precursors of proteins. They also act as agents for the transfer of amino and amide group's to all other nitrogenous precursors of cellular macromolecules.
Transamination between glutamate and non-nitrogenous metabolites results in the formation of amino acids (e.g., alanine, aspartate and phenylalanine).
Glutamate + Pyruvate ---> 2-Oxoglutarate + Alanine
Glutamate + Oxaloacetate -->2-Oxoglutarate +Aspartate
Glutamate + Phenylpyruvate --> 2-Oxoglutarate + Phenylalanine.
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