Oxidative deamination is a chemical process in which
A. protein is synthesized.
B. amino acids are buffered in the kidney.
C. the amine group is removed from an amino acid.
D. fatty acids are broken down to yield acetyl CoA.
E. glutamic acid is produced.
C
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