NUSCTX 10 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Gonadotropin, Globin, Bone Density

• School: Berkeley
• Department: Nutritional Sciences And Toxicology
• Course: NUSCTX 10
• Professor: Robert Ryan

Document Summary

Note: this review guide outlines major topics covered in lectures, discussion, and the required reading. It is meant to help you organize course material and study efficiently, and is therefore in no way exhaustive. Please remember all topics addressed in required course material are eligible for the exam. While midterms are non cumulative, concepts that build on past material may be tested. Essential amino acids cannot be synthesized by the human body in sufficient amounts to meet needs. by: When a nonessential amino acid is not available from the diet, it can be made in the body by the process of transamination and deamination. Amino acids can be made into energy, the way in which they are made into energy is described. Ketogenic amino acids that are degraded to acetyl coa or acetoacetate that can be. The proportion of amino acids in the amino acid pool depends on the amino acid composition of converted to fatty acids or ketone bodies.