Question

Transamination is a process which involves

• A. Reaction of ammonia with ketoglutaric acid and forms glutamic acid
• B. The transfer of amino group from one amino acid to the keto acid
• C. The transfer to amino group from ketoglutaric acid to the amino acid
• D. Synthesis of amino acid

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

Reaction of ammonia with ketoglutaric acid and forms glutamic acid

Transamination is a chemical reaction which transfers amino group to a keto group to form new amino acid. This process is known as deamination of amino acids. These convert essential amino acids to nonessential amino acids. The enzyme involved in this process is transaminases. Glutamic acid usually serves as the source of the amine group in the transamination synthesis of new amino acids

So the correct answer is 'Reaction of ammonia with ketoglutaric acid and forms glutamic acid'.