Ammonia production,Excretion,IntoxicationAmino Acid Pool,Protein turnover,nitrogen Balance

DR.TASNIM ARA JHILKY

MD(PART-1)

DEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMISTRY

SIR SALIMULLAH MEDICAL COLLEGE .

INTRODUCTION

Macromolecular polymer of amino acids linked together by peptide bonds.

Metabolism of proteins is the metabolism of amino acids.*Metabolism of amino acids is a part of the nitrogen metabolism in body. *Nitrogen enters the body in dietary protein.

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Amino Acid Pool

NEAA synthe

sis

Burned as metabolic fuel

Glycogen, ketone bodies, steroids

Purines, pyrimidines porphyrines etc

100gm)

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