What is the product of the catabolic breakdown of Alanine? Fumarate Oxaloacetate

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What is the product of the catabolic breakdown of Alanine?
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A. Fumarate
B. Oxaloacetate
C. Pyruvate
D. Malate

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Pyruvate

Structure and Properties of Amino Acids problems

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1. An essential amino acid is one that
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A. is essentially easy to synthesize
B. is essential to flagella motion
C. the body cannot synthesize
D. the body can synthesize under essential conditions

2. Which amino acids would most likely reside in the membrane-anchoring domain of a membrane embedded protein?
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A. Isoleucine, valine and phenylalanine
B. Phenylalanine, valine, and aspartate
C. Leucine, threonine, and lysine
D. Lysine, arginine and histidine

3. Most of the important functional groups in biological molecules contain
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A. oxygen and/or nitrogen and are acidic
B. oxygen and a phosphate
C. nitrogen and a phosphate
D. oxygen and/or nitrogen and are polar

4. A compound that is capable of forming hydrogen bonds with water
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A. is probably held together by noncovalent bonds
B. contains at least some polar covalent bonds
C. should act as a good buffer for acids and bases
D. does not dissolve well in water

5. The main difference between an acid and a base is that
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A. bases are polar molecules and acids are not
B. acids are polar molecules and bases are not
C. bases donate hydrogen ions in water while acids accept hydrogen ions
D. acids donate hydrogen ions in water while bases accept hydrogen ions

10. Which of the following is not a sensible grouping of amino acids based on their polarity properties?
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A. Ala, Leu, and Val
B. Arg, His, and Lys
C. Phe, Trp, and Tyr
D. Asp, Ile, and Pro

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