scilearner Posted July 29, 2010 Share Posted July 29, 2010 Hello everyone, My biochemistry book just says there are 20 amino acids that are essential and not synthesizd by the body. Then it doesn't say how other amino acids are synthesized. My guess is they are synthesized from transamination reactions of essential amino acids. Does that mean if you don't get 20 essential amino acids you would not have the rest either. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharonY Posted July 29, 2010 Share Posted July 29, 2010 You must have misread. There are 20 basic codogenic amino acids, but not all of them are essential. The central hub of synthesis reactions (not only for amino acids) is the TCA cyclus. Look it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ewmon Posted July 30, 2010 Share Posted July 30, 2010 This PowerPoint presentation has nice visuals: The Biosynthesis of Amino Acids. This PDF is a very wordy description. If you want to get really technical, search for amino acids and then view their Biochemical Pathway Maps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scilearner Posted August 3, 2010 Author Share Posted August 3, 2010 Thanks for all the replies Yes I really did make a meal out of the numbers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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