A vitamin B6 deficiency reduces the effectiveness of transaminase enzymes. Which amino acid is formed from transamination of a-ketoglutarate?: (A) Glycine, (B) Glutamine, (C) Asparagine, (D) Glutamate
Answer is D. Glutamate is formed from a-ketoglutarate by the enzymes aspaate aminotransferase and alanine aminotransferase.