Chapter 18 Amino Acid Oxidation and the Production of UreaMultiple Choice Questions 1. Metabolic fates of amino groups Pages: 658-659 Difficulty: 2 Ans: D Which of these is not a protease that acts in the small intestine? A) B) C) D) E) Chymotrypsin Elastase Enteropeptidase Secretin Trypsin 2. Metabolic fates of amino groups Page: 659 Difficulty: 2 Ans: A In the digestion of protein that occurs in the small intestine, which enzyme is critical in the activation of zymogens? A) B) C) D) E) Enteropeptidase Hexokinase Papain Pepsin Secretin 3. Metabolic fates of amino groups Page: 659 Difficulty: 2 Ans: E Which of the following is a zymogen that can be converted to an endopeptidase that hydrolyzes peptide bonds adjacent to Lys and Arg residues? A) B) C) D) E) Chymotrypsinogen Pepsin Pepsinogen Trypsin Trypsinogen 4. Metabolic fates of amino groups Page: 660 Difficulty: 2 Ans: E In amino acid catabolism, the first reaction for many amino acids is a(n): A) B) C) D) E) decarboxylation requiring thiamine pyrophosphate (TPP). hydroxylation requiring NADPH and O2. oxidative deamination requiring NAD+. reduction requiring pyridoxal phosphate (PLP). transamination requiring pyridoxal phosphate (PLP). reduction. nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADP+). 663 Difficulty: 2 Ans: A Which of the following is not true of the reaction catalyzed by glutamate dehydrogenase? A) B) C) D) E) It is similar to transamination in that it involves the coenzyme pyridoxal phosphate (PLP). pyridoxal phosphate (PLP). methylation. pyridoxal phosphate (PLP). 9. pyridoxine (vitamin B6).Chapter 18 Amino Acid Oxidation and the Production of Urea 5. 211 . The enzyme can use either NAD+ or NADP+ as a cofactor. riboflavin. 6. thiamine pyrophosphate (TPP). Metabolic fates of amino groups Page: 660 Difficulty: 1 Ans: E Pyridoxal phosphate is a cofactor in this class of reactions: A) B) C) D) E) acetylation. Metabolic fates of amino groups Page: 660 Difficulty: 1 Ans: D The coenzyme involved in a transaminase reaction is: A) B) C) D) E) biotin phosphate. desulfuration. thiamine pyrophosphate (TPP). No coenzyme is involved. 8. The enzyme is glutamate-specific. Metabolic fates of amino groups Page: 660 Difficulty: 1 Ans: D Transamination from alanine to α-ketoglutarate requires the coenzyme: A) B) C) D) E) biotin. transamination. α-Ketoglutarate is produced from an amino acid. NADH. vitamin B12. 7. thiamin. lipoic acid. but the reaction is involved in oxidizing other amino acids. NH4+ is produced. Metabolic fates of amino groups Page: 660 Difficulty: 2 Ans: B The coenzyme required for all transaminations is derived from: A) B) C) D) E) niacin. Metabolic fates of amino groups Pages: 661. liver. is accompanied by ATP hydrolysis catalyzed by the same enzyme. 679. is catalyzed by glutamate dehydrogenase. A) B) C) D) E) Alanine → pyruvate Aspartate → oxaloacetate Glutamate → α−ketoglutarate Phenylalanine → hydroxyphenylpyruvate Proline → glutamate 1 and 4 1. 3. transamination. 3. . is a reductive deamination. kidney. oxidative deamination. skeletal muscle. and 5 2. 5. Metabolic fates of amino groups Pages: 664. 666. requires ATP. 2. Nitrogen excretion and the urea cycle Page: 665 Difficulty: 1 Ans: C Urea synthesis in mammals takes place primarily in tissues of the: A) B) C) D) E) brain. 2. 11. 12. and 4 1.212 Chapter 18 Amino Acid Oxidation and the Production of Urea 10. 4. and 5 4 and 5 13. Metabolic fates of amino groups Page: 663 Difficulty: 1 Ans: D The conversion of glutamate to an α-ketoacid and NH4+: A) B) C) D) E) does not require any cofactors. reductive deamination. 4. 681 Difficulty: 2 Ans: E Which of the following conversions require more than one step? 1. Metabolic fates of amino groups Page: 661 Difficulty: 2 Ans: C Glutamate is metabolically converted to α-ketoglutarate and NH4+ by a process described as: A) B) C) D) E) deamination. hydrolysis. small intestine. Nitrogen excretion and the urea cycle Pages: 666-668 Difficulty: 1 Ans: E Conversion of ornithine to citrulline is a step in the synthesis of: A) B) C) D) E) aspartate. Nitrogen excretion and the urea cycle Page: 666 Difficulty: 1 Ans: B Which of these directly donates a nitrogen atom for the formation of urea during the urea cycle? A) B) C) D) E) Adenine Aspartate Creatine Glutamate Ornithine 16.Chapter 18 Amino Acid Oxidation and the Production of Urea 14. The carbon atom of urea is derived from mitochondrial HCO3–. pyruvate. transamination of arginine. carnitine. The precursor to one of the nitrogens of urea is aspartate. The process of urea production is an energy-yielding series of reactions. 213 . 17. formation of citrulline from ornithine and another reactant. 18. formation of ornithine from citrulline and another reactant. The amino acid arginine is the immediate precursor to urea. Nitrogen excretion and the urea cycle Page: 666 Difficulty: 1 Ans: D Which substance is not involved in the production of urea from NH4+ via the urea cycle? A) B) C) D) E) Aspartate ATP Carbamoyl phosphate Malate Ornithine 15. Nitrogen excretion and the urea cycle Pages: 667-669 Difficulty: 1 Ans: E Which of the following statements is false in reference to the mammalian synthesis of urea? A) B) C) D) E) Krebs was a major contributor to the elucidation of the pathway involved. formation of urea from arginine. tyrosine. ornithine transcarbamoylase catalyzes: A) B) C) D) E) cleavage of urea to ammonia. Nitrogen excretion and the urea cycle Pages: 666-667 Difficulty: 1 Ans: B In the urea cycle. urea. pyruvate. Pathways of amino acid degradation Pages: 674-675 Difficulty: 2 Ans: B The amino acids serine. high carbohydrate. propionate. succinate. and 5 21. 5. Nitrogen excretion and the urea cycle Page: 669 Difficulty: 2 Ans: E If a person's urine contains unusually high concentrations of urea. which one of the following diets has he or she probably been eating recently? A) B) C) D) E) High carbohydrate. and 5 2 and 4 2. no protein Very high fat. no fat Very very high fat. . α-ketoglutarate. 22. 3. 3. 4. 3. very low protein Very high carbohydrate. very low protein Very low carbohydrate. succinate. alanine. Pathways of amino acid degradation Page: 675 Difficulty: 2 Ans: C Serine or cysteine may enter the citric acid cycle as acetyl-CoA after conversion to: A) B) C) D) E) oxaloacetate. no protein. pyruvate. 2. very high protein 20. and cysteine can be catabolized to yield: A) B) C) D) E) fumarate. 4. Pathways of amino acid degradation Page: 672 Difficulty: 2 Ans: A Which of these amino acids are both ketogenic and glucogenic? 1. and 4 2. none of the above. succinyl-CoA.214 Chapter 18 Amino Acid Oxidation and the Production of Urea 19. A) B) C) D) E) Isoleucine Valine Histidine Arginine Tyrosine 1 and 5 1. synthesis of branched chain amino acids. (b) pepsinogen. and procarboxypeptidases A and B . (c) cholecystokinin. inability to convert phenylalanine to tyrosine. it would not enter the bloodstream from the intestine. and procarboxypeptidase into the small intestine. procarboxypeptidases. Metabolic fates of amino groups Pages: 658-660 Difficulty: 2 In the treatment of diabetes.Chapter 18 Amino Acid Oxidation and the Production of Urea 215 23. inability to catabolize ketone bodies. the metabolic defect involves: A) B) C) D) E) a deficiency of the vitamin niacin. Why can’t this hormone. even if insulin escaped degradation in the intestine. Pathways of amino acid degradation Pages: 679-680 Difficulty: 1 Ans: C The human genetic disease phenylketonuria (PKU) can result from: A) B) C) D) E) deficiency of protein in the diet. Ans: (a) The hormone gastrin stimulates secretion of HCl and pepsinogen into the stomach. 24. Ans: A zymogen is an inactive form of an enzyme that can be activated by proteolytic cleavage. (c) the hormone cholecystokinin stimulates the secretion of the pancreatic zymogens chymotrypsinogen. uptake of branched chain amino acids into liver. Pathways of amino acid degradation Page: 685 Difficulty: 1 Ans: B In the human genetic disease maple syrup urine disease. trypsinogen. oxidative decarboxylation. production of enzymes containing no phenylalanine. The pancreatic enzymes pepsinogen. the transport systems in the cells that line the intestinal lumen transport free amino acids. trypsinogen. not intact proteins. Metabolic fates of amino groups Pages: 658-659 Difficulty: 3 Describe (briefly) the role of (a) gastrin. 26. Trypsin in turn activates chymotripsinogen. Metabolic fates of amino groups Page: 659 Difficulty: 1 Define zymogen and describe the role of one zymogen in protein digestion. proelastase. a small protein. begins protein degradation in the stomach. Short Answer Questions 25. transamination of an amino acid. Furthermore. the biological activity of insulin would be destroyed by the low pH of the gastric juice and the proteases that act in the small intestine. after its conversion to pepsin. chymotrypsinogen. 27. and trypsinogen itself. insulin is given intravenously. inability to synthesize phenylalanine. (d) enteropeptidase is a proteolytic enzyme that activates trypsinogen in the small intestine. be taken orally? Ans: First. and (d) enteropeptidase in protein digestion. (b) pepsinogen. is then combined with glutamate to form glutamine. Metabolic fates of amino groups Pages: 662-663 Difficulty: 3 Describe the roles of glutamine synthetase and glutaminase in the metabolism of amino groups in mammals. the reaction is catalyzed by glutamine synthetase and requires ATP.216 Chapter 18 Amino Acid Oxidation and the Production of Urea are all inactive forms of proteases. the role of pyridoxal phosphate (PLP) in the transamination of an amino acid. then excreted. Glutamine is moved from the extrahepatic tissues to the liver and kidneys. Metabolic fates of amino groups Page: 660 Difficulty: 1 Give the name and draw the structure of the α-keto acid resulting when the following amino acids undergo transamination with α-ketoglutarate: (a) aspartate. Ans: See the yellow screened portion of Fig. Metabolic fates of amino groups Page: 663 Difficulty: 1 Show the reaction in which ammonia is formed from glutamate. Schiff base (or imine or aldimine) 29. 32. 660. 30. 18-4. Ans: (a) oxaloacetate. 18-7. . with R = CH3. Metabolic fates of amino groups Page: 660 Difficulty: 1 Draw the structures of reactants and products in the transamination in which glutamate and pyruvate are the starting materials. p. (b) pyruvate. where the amino group is released from glutamine by glutaminase. then released as ammonia. Ans: In tissues that are metabolizing the carbon skeletons of amino acids. 33. which are activated by proteolytic cleavage after their release into the small intestine. 662. Ans: pyridoxal phosphate (PLP). see Fig. p. the coenzyme in the aldehyde form condenses with the _________ group of an amino acid to form a(n) _________. p. which is toxic. the amino groups are transferred by transamination to glutamate. include any required cofactors. What cofactor is required for this reaction? Ans: The correct answer is the reverse of the reaction shown in Fig. Metabolic fates of amino groups Pages: 660-661 Difficulty: 1 Transamination reactions are catalyzed by a family of enzymes. Metabolic fates of amino groups Page: 662 Difficulty: 3 Describe. Pyridoxal phosphate (PLP) is the cofactor. 660. α-amino. Ammonia. 663. In the first step of a transamination. 18-4. by showing the chemical intermediates. the products are glutamate and ammonia. (b) alanine. 28. 18-6. all of which require __________ as a coenzyme. see Fig. Ans: This is the reaction catalyzed by glutamate dehydrogenase. p. 31. The ammonia delivered in this way to the liver is converted to urea. Nitrogen excretion and the urea cycle Page: 665 Difficulty: 2 Why does a mammal go to all of the trouble of making urea from ammonia rather than simply excreting ammonia as many bacteria do? Ans: When bacteria release ammonia into the surrounding medium. which is nontoxic. What overall strategy is used to deal with this problem? Illustrate the strategy with two examples. Urea is much less toxic than ammonia. which are ultimately excreted as urea. Ans: Toxic ammonia formed by amino acid catabolism in muscle is transported to the liver as alanine. 666. (2) Uricotelic: production of uric acid (birds and reptiles). it is diluted enormously to nontoxic levels. 39. Its amino group is eventually converted to urea. 35. p. In the liver. Metabolic fates of amino groups Pages: 664-665 Difficulty: 3 Describe the reactions and the role of the glucose-alanine cycle. 37. 658. (3) Ureotelic: production and excretion of urea (land-dwelling animals). . alanine is reconverted to pyruvate by transamination.) Examples are shown in Fig. The first step in amino acid catabolism is removal of the amino groups. Which organisms use each mechanism? Ans: (1) Ammonotelic: release into the surrounding medium as NH4+ (bacteria and many marine organisms). This converts the amino acid to an α-keto acid that either is an intermediate in carbohydrate catabolism or is converted to one. (See Fig. and the pyruvate is converted to glucose by gluconeogenesis in the liver.Chapter 18 Amino Acid Oxidation and the Production of Urea 217 34. Nitrogen excretion and the urea cycle Page: 665 Difficulty: 1 Describe the three general mechanisms for disposing of excess nitrogen obtained in the diet. 38. Nitrogen excretion and the urea cycle Page: 669 Difficulty: 1 During starvation. Alanine is formed in muscle by transamination of pyruvate (formed by glycolysis). Nitrogen excretion and the urea cycle Page: 666 Difficulty: 3 Amino acid catabolism involves the breakdown of 20 amino acids all of which contain nitrogen but have different carbon skeletons. 18-10. The ammonia produced by amino acid catabolism in mammals cannot be sufficiently diluted in the tissues and the blood to avoid accumulating at toxic levels. 36. cellular proteins are degraded and their carbon skeletons are oxidized for energy. Nitrogen excretion and the urea cycle Pages: 669-670 Difficulty: 1 Describe (a) the fundamental nutritional problem faced by individuals with genetic defects in enzymes involved in urea formation and (b) two approaches to treatment of these diseases. Ans: Nitrogen is removed by transamination to glutamate. Explain this observation (in 50 words or less). 18-2. more urea production occurs. Ans: During starvation. glutamate formed by glutamate dehydrogenase is the amino donor. p. then exported to muscle. How do you decide what kind and amount of protein to include in the diet? Ans: A growing child needs a certain amount of phenylalanine and tyrosine for the synthesis of new proteins. 18-26.e. in which pyridoxal phosphate (PLP) serves as an essential cofactor and α-ketoglutarate is the usual amino group acceptor: PLP Alanine + α-ketoglutarate pyruvate + glutamate 41. it is desirable to limit the intake of amino acids. .218 Chapter 18 Amino Acid Oxidation and the Production of Urea Ans: (a) A defect in urea synthesis can result in the formation of toxic blood levels of ammonia from the breakdown of ingested proteins. Because an excess of phenylalanine and tyrosine is toxic in phenylketonurics. Thus. Adding tetrahydrobiopterin to the diet will not help because the compound is unstable and cannot cross the blood-brain barrier. However. the disease that results from a defect in either phenylalanine hydroxylase or the enzyme that catalyzes regeneration of tetrahydrobiopterin. Pathways of amino acid degradation Pages: 674-675 Difficulty: 2 There are bacteria for which alanine can serve as the chief energy source. Pathways of amino acid degradation Pages: 681-682 Difficulty: 3 Diagram the degradative pathway from proline to an intermediate of either glycolysis or the citric acid cycle. glutamate. Show structures of intermediates and indicate where cofactors are involved. Ans: The shortest pathway is from proline to ∆1-pyrroline-5-carboxylate. Ans: The first step is removal of the amino group by transamination. glutamate semialdehyde. 43. they oxidize the carbon skeleton of this amino acid. some amino acids are essential for humans (i. Describe the first step in alanine degradation.4-dihydroxyphenylalanine and 5hydroxytryptophan must also be supplied in the diet.. Another approach is to administer compounds that allow the liver to bypass the enzyme that is defective in the individual. (b) One approach is to administer compounds that deplete the supply of glycine and glutamine. thereby generating ATP. 40. If the defect causing phenylketonuria lies in the enzyme that regenerates tetrahydrobiopterin. show any cofactors that participate. and α-ketoglutarate. l-3. p. The replenishment of these amino acids removes ammonia from the blood. 681. but not enough so that phenylketones begin to accumulate in the blood and urine. the diet should include just enough of these amino acids in protein to supply these needs. not biosynthesized) and hence must be ingested in adequate amounts. See Fig. what disease would you suspect? What defect(s) in metabolism account(s) for the accumulation of phenylalanine in such patients? Ans: Phenylketonuria. Pathways of amino acid degradation Pages: 679-680 Difficulty: 2 If you received a laboratory report showing the presence of a high concentration of phenylalanine and its metabolites in the urine of a patient. 42. Pathways of amino acid degradation Pages: 679-680 Difficulty: 2 Suppose you are responsible for formulating the diet for a 4-year-old boy with phenylketonuria. (e) fumarate. methionine.Chapter 18 Amino Acid Oxidation and the Production of Urea 219 44. cysteine. (d) isoleucine. arginine. (2) glutamate. Ans: (1) aspartate. and name the intermediate formed from each. asparagine. valine. glutamine. (3) alanine. oxaloacetate.or five-carbon intermediates of the citric acid cycle. threonine. pyruvate. Pathways of amino acid degradation Page: 671 Difficulty: 1 Name four amino acids that can be converted directly (in one step) into pyruvate or a citric acid cycle intermediate. (Order is not important. Ans: The glucogenic amino acids are those that are catabolized to intermediates that can serve as substrates for gluconeogenesis: pyruvate and any of the four. serine. α-ketoglutarate. (c) glutamate. proline. Pathways of amino acid degradation Page: 671 Difficulty: 2 Name one amino acid whose oxidation proceeds via the intermediate shown: (a) pyruvate. (4) serine. glycine. Pathways of amino acid degradation Pages: 671-672 Difficulty: 2 Degradation of amino acids yields compounds that are common intermediates in the major metabolic pathways. (d) succinyl-CoA. pyruvate. (e) phenylalanine.) 45. (c) α -ketoglutarate. histidine. tryptophan. Ans: Possible answers are: (a) alanine. 46. tyrosine. Explain the distinction between glucogenic and ketogenic amino acids in terms of their metabolic fates. Ketogenic amino acids are catabolized to yield acetyl-CoA or acetoacetyl-CoA. (b) oxaloacetate. the precursors for ketone body formation. (b) aspartate. .
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