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An amino acid that yields acetoacetyl CoA during the catabolism of its carbon skeleton will be considered as __________(a) Glycogenic(b) Ketogenic(c) Both glycogenic and ketogenic(d) EssentialThis question was posed to me at a job interview.I'm obligated to ask this question of Amino Acids in division Amino Acids, Peptides and Proteins of Biochemistry

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Right choice is (b) KETOGENIC

Explanation: In case of GLYCOGENIC AMINO acids pyruvate metabolites are FORMED and in case of ketogenic amino acids acetoacyl CoA is formed during the CATABOLISM.



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