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Standard XII
Biology
Fate of Ammonia
Transaminatio...
Question
Transamination involves the transfer of
from one amino acid to the
of a keto acid .
A
amino group
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B
keto group
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C
nitrogen
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D
nitrate
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Solution
The correct options are
A
amino group
B
keto group
In plants, there are two main ways in which
NH
+
4
is used to synthesise amino acids:
Reductive amination: Ammonia reacts with
α
-ketoglutaric acid and forms glutamic acid.
Transamination: It involves the transfer of amino group from one amino acid to the keto group of a keto acid .