Glutamic acid is formed from which of the following amino acid?: (A) Threonine, (B) Proline, (C) Alanine, (D) Lysine
Answer is C. Glutamic acid is formed by the transamination of alanine and vice versa. Alanine aminotransferase is the enzyme and pyridoxal phosphate is the coenzyme.Ref: DM Vasudevan - Textbook of Biochemistry, 7th edition, page no: 201, fig.15.8.