Metabolism

  1. Protein and Amino Acid Metabolism
    1. Protein Digestion
      1. Gastric Digestion
        1. Pancreatic Enzymes
          1. Intestinal Peptidases
          2. Amino Acid Absorption
            1. Transport Systems
              1. Cellular Uptake
              2. Amino Acid Pool
                1. Sources
                  1. Utilization
                    1. Turnover
                    2. Amino Acid Catabolism
                      1. Transamination
                        1. Aminotransferases
                          1. Pyridoxal Phosphate Role
                          2. Deamination
                            1. Oxidative Deamination
                              1. Glutamate Dehydrogenase
                              2. Urea Cycle
                                1. Carbamoyl Phosphate Synthetase I
                                  1. Ornithine Transcarbamylase
                                    1. Argininosuccinate Synthetase
                                      1. Argininosuccinate Lyase
                                        1. Arginase
                                          1. Regulation
                                            1. Disorders
                                            2. Carbon Skeleton Fates
                                              1. Glucogenic Amino Acids
                                                1. Ketogenic Amino Acids
                                                  1. Mixed Amino Acids
                                                2. Amino Acid Biosynthesis
                                                  1. Essential vs Non-essential
                                                    1. Synthesis Pathways
                                                      1. Regulation
                                                      2. Specialized Amino Acid Metabolism
                                                        1. Phenylalanine and Tyrosine
                                                          1. Tryptophan
                                                            1. Histidine
                                                              1. Branched-Chain Amino Acids

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                                                            8. Integration and Regulation of Metabolism