AMINO ACID METABOLISM

1. An Introduction to amino acid and nitrogen metabolism:
• INTRODUCTION TO AMINO ACID AND NITROGEN METABOLISM



2. Digestion of proteins and absorption of amino acids:
• DIGESTION OF PROTEINS & AMINO ACID ABSORPTION



3. Biochemical reactions of amino acid nitrogen and the urea cycle:
   • AMINO ACID NITROGEN
   • UREA CYCLE



4. Sythesis and Degradation of amino acids:
   • SYNTHESIS OF NON-ESSENTIAL AMINO ACIDS & AMINO ACID DEGRADATION
   • BRANCHED-CHAIN AA
   • METHIONINE
   • PHENYLALANINE
   
   
   
5. Interorgan amino acid flux in two physiological states:
• INTERORGAN AA FLUX



6. Folate-mediated single-carbon metabolism:
• TETRAHYDROFOLATE (FH₄) AND THE FOLATE ONE-CARBON POOL



7. Study question for amino acid metabolism:
• AMINO ACID METABOLISM: REVIEW QUESTIONS