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Which of the following gives rise to valine and isoleucine?(a) Pyruvate(b) Glutamate(c) Aspartate(d) SerineThe question was asked during an interview.My doubt stems from Biosynthesis of Amino Acids in division Lipid Biosynthesis, Biosynthesis of Amino Acids, Nucleotides and Related Molecules of Biochemistry

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Right option is (a) Pyruvate

The EXPLANATION: Aspartate gives rise to methionine, THREONINE, and lysine. Glutamate gives rise to glutamine, arginine, and PROLINE. SERINE gives rise to glycine and cysteine.



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