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Alpha-ketoglutarate is converted to glutamate via what type of reaction?
Aminolysis
Transamination
Glutamate synthase
Isomerization
Answer =
Alpha-ketoglutarate is converted to glutamate via type of reaction :
Transamination
Explanation = The reaction which consists of The transfer of an amino group (-NH2) group from an amino acid to a keto acid with the formation of new amino acid & a new keto acid called as transamination reaction.
This reaction is catalysed by enzyme glutamate dehydrogenase.
in this alpha ketoglutarate acts as a amino group acceptor and produces glutamate as the new amino acid.
Amino acid + alpha- ketoglutarate alpha-keto acid + Glutamate
that is an amino group is transfer from an amino acid to keto acid (alpha- ketoglutarate ) to produce new amino acid (glutamate)
therefore is an example of transamination reaction.