{"id":1916,"date":"2020-08-19T13:30:16","date_gmt":"2020-08-19T13:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/meddists.com\/learn\/pre-clinical\/biochemistry\/biochemistry-of-the-metabolism\/amino-acid-metabolism\/proteins-as-an-energy-source\/"},"modified":"2021-12-07T20:45:18","modified_gmt":"2021-12-07T18:45:18","slug":"proteins-as-an-energy-source","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/meddists.com\/learn\/pre-clinical\/biochemistry\/biochemistry-of-the-metabolism\/amino-acid-metabolism\/proteins-as-an-energy-source\/","title":{"rendered":"Proteins as an Energy Source"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><div class=\"intro\"> As the food gets digested and broken down by enzymes, carbon atoms gained from the degradation of amino acids will enter the glycolytic pathway and the TCA cycle, resulting in the generation of ATP. <\/div><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/meddists.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/AA2-1.png\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Proteins as an Energy Source\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/meddists.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/AA2-1-1024x918.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8656\" width=\"512\" height=\"459\" srcset=\"https:\/\/meddists.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/AA2-1-1024x918.png 1024w, https:\/\/meddists.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/AA2-1-300x269.png 300w, https:\/\/meddists.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/AA2-1-768x688.png 768w, https:\/\/meddists.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/AA2-1-1536x1377.png 1536w, https:\/\/meddists.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/AA2-1-2048x1835.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Glucogenic<\/strong>&nbsp;amino acids can be metabolized into:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Pyruvate<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>3-phosphoglycerate<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>\u03b1-ketoglutarate<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>oxaloacetate<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>fumarate<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>succinyl-CoA<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>K<\/strong><strong>etogenic<\/strong>&nbsp;amino acids can be metabolized into:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Acetyl-CoA<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Acetoacetyl-CoA<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n<span class=\"block-heading\" id=\"header_1\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"title_collection title1\">References<\/h2>\n<\/span><span class=\"block-content\" id=\"contents_1\">\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">S<span style=\"font-size: revert; color: initial;\">nider MDS. Devlin\u2019s <strong>Textbook of Biochemistry with Clinical Correlations<\/strong>, the 8th Edition. John Wiley &amp; Sons, Incorporated, 2020; 2019.<\/span>  <\/p>\n<\/span><div id=\"the_titles\" style=\"display:none;\"><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">References<\/h2><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Glucogenic&nbsp;amino acids can be metabolized into: Pyruvate 3-phosphoglycerate \u03b1-ketoglutarate oxaloacetate fumarate succinyl-CoA Ketogenic&nbsp;amino acids can be metabolized into: Acetyl-CoA Acetoacetyl-CoA References Snider MDS. Devlin\u2019s Textbook of Biochemistry with Clinical Correlations, the 8th Edition. John Wiley &amp; Sons, Incorporated, 2020; 2019. 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