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An intermediate of the citric acid cycle that undergoes reductive amination with glutamine as nitrogen donor is ____________(a) α-ketoglutarate(b) Glutamine(c) NADPH(d) H^+I have been asked this question during an internship interview.I would like to ask this question from Overview of Nitrogen Metabolism in division Lipid Biosynthesis, Biosynthesis of Amino Acids, Nucleotides and Related Molecules of Biochemistry

Answer» RIGHT choice is (a) α-ketoglutarate

Easy EXPLANATION: α-ketoglutarate is the intermediate of the citric acid cycle that UNDERGOES reductive amination with GLUTAMINE as nitrogen DONOR.


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