Purely ketogenic amino acids
Leucine and Lysine: L and L
They give acetyl-CoA or acetoacetate but cannot be converted to glucose.
Isoleucine, phenylalanine, tyrosine and tryptophan are both glucogenic and ketogenic.
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Leucine and Lysine: L and L. It helps you recall: Purely ketogenic amino acids.
Lysine
L: Leucine; L: Lysine.
It belongs to Amino acid metabolism in Biochemistry.
Isoleucine, phenylalanine, tyrosine and tryptophan are both glucogenic and ketogenic.
They give acetyl-CoA or acetoacetate but cannot be converted to glucose.
Say it aloud, write it from memory tomorrow, then again in a week. Then test yourself on a Biochemistry question about Amino acid metabolism.
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