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Glutamate is metabolically converted to α-ketoglutarate and NH4^+ by a process ___________(a) Oxidative deamination(b) Transamination(c) Reductive deamination(d) DeaminationThis question was posed to me during a job interview.I'd like to ask this question from Metabolic Fates of Amino Groups topic in portion Amino Acid Oxidation and the Production of Urea of Biochemistry

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Correct option is (a) OXIDATIVE deamination

To explain I WOULD SAY: Glutamate is metabolically converted to α-ketoglutarate and NH4^+ by a process oxidative deamination CATALYZED by L-glutamate dehydrogenase.



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