When a Cell Forms an Amino Acid by Adding an Amine

question 19

Multiple Choice

When a cell forms an amino acid by adding an amine group derived from ammonia to a precursor metabolite, this process is called

• A) deamination.
• B) reduction.
• C) amination.
• D) transamination.
• E) polymerization.

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