In order to be used as an energy source, amino acids have to undergo
a. beta-oxidation.
b. deamination.
c. glycogenesis.
d. ketogenesis.
B
Amino acids undergo deamination, removal of the amino group, before they can be metabolized to release energy. Beta-oxidation is part of the process of metabolism of fatty acids. Glycogene-sis is the process by which glycogen is formed from glucose. Ketogenesis is the formation of ke-tone bodies when fat is used for energy and there is insufficient oxygen for aerobic glycolysis.
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