Yulia Suciati
METABOLISM OF AMINO ACIDS
OVERVIEW OF AMINO ACID METABOLISM
ENVIRONMENT ORGANISM
Ingested protein
Bio- synthesis Protein
AMINO ACIDS
Nitrogen Carbon
skeletons
Urea
Degradation (required)
1 2 3
a
b
PurinesPyrimidinesPorphyrins
c c
Used for energy
pyruvateα-ketoglutaratesuccinyl-CoAfumarateoxaloacetate
acetoacetateacetyl CoA
(glucogenic)(ketogenic)
A m in o A c id R e q u ir e m e n t s o f H u m a n s - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - N u t r i t io n a l ly E s s e n t ia l N u t r i t io n a l ly N o n e s s e n t ia l - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
A r g in in e a A la n i n e H is t id i n e A s p a r a g i n e I s o le u c in e A s p a r ta te L e u c in e C y s te i n e L y s i n e G lu ta m a te M e th io n in e G lu ta m i n e P h e n y la la n i n e G l y c i n e T h r e o n in e P r o l in e T r y p to p h a n S e r in e V a l in e T y r o s in e
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - a “ N u tr i t io n a l l y s e m ie s s e n t ia l .” S y n t h e s iz e d a t r a te s in a d e q u a te to s u p p o r t g r o w t h o f c h i ld r e n .
NITROGEN BALANCE
Nitrogen balance = nitrogen ingested - nitrogen excreted
(primarily as protein) (primarily as urea)
Nitrogen balance = 0 (nitrogen equilibrium)
protein synthesis = protein degradation
Positive nitrogen balance
protein synthesis > protein degradation
Negative nitrogen balance
protein synthesis < protein degradation
N balance = NN balance = Ninin - N - Noutout
Positive Nitrogen BalancePositive Nitrogen Balance
Negative Nitrogen BalanceNegative Nitrogen Balance
1. Stress
2. Decreased Intake
3. Lack of an essential AA
Metabolic Pool of Amino AcidsMetabolic Pool of Amino Acids
C
O
R COO-
+ NH4+
deamination
transamination C
O
R COO-
CH
NH2
R COO-
CH
NH2
R COO-
oxidativedecarboxylation
CH2
NH3+
R CO2+
General reactions of amino acid catabolism
Transamination reaction
The first step in the catabolism of most amino acids is removal of a-amino groups by enzymes transaminases
or aminotransferases
All aminotransferases have the same prostethic group and the same reaction mechanism.
The prostethic group is pyridoxal phosphate (PPL), the coenzyme form of pyridoxine (vitamin B6)
The fate of the amino group during amino acid catabolism
TRANSAMINATION
Clinicaly important transaminases
ALT
Alanine--ketoglutarate transferase ALT(also called glutamate-pyruvate transaminase – GPT)
Aspartate--ketoglutarate transferase AST(also called glutamate-oxalacetate transferase – GOT)
Important in the diagnosis of heart and liver damage caused by heart attack, drug toxicity, or infection.
Glucose-alanine cycle
Ala is the carrier of ammonia and of the carbon skeleton of pyruvate from muscle to liver.The ammonia is excreted and the pyruvate is used to produce glucose, which is returned to the muscle.
Alanine plays a special role in transporting amino groups to liver.
According to D. L. Nelson, M. M. Cox :LEHNINGER. PRINCIPLES OF BIOCHEMISTRY Fifth edition
UREA CYCLE
mitochondria
cytosol
Function: detoxification of ammonia (prevents hyperammonemia)
Glutamate releases its amino group as ammonia in the liver
The amino groups from many of the a-amino acids are collected in the
liver in the form of the amino group of L-glutamate molecules.
Glutamate undergoes oxidative deamination catalyzed by L-glutamate
dehydrogenase. Enzyme is present in mitochondrial matrix. It is the only enzyme that can use either NAD+ or NADP+ as the acceptor of reducing
equivalents. Combine action of an aminotransferase and glutamate dehydrogenase referred to as
transdeamination.
FATE OF THE CARBON SKELETONS
Carbon skeletons are used for energy.
Glucogenic: TCA cycle intermediates
or pyruvate (gluconeogensis)
Ketogenic: acetyl CoA, acetoacetyl CoA,
or acetoacetate
Metabolism of some selected amino acids
Biosynthesis of Tyrosine from Phenylalanine
Phenylalanine hydroxylase is a mixed-function oxygenase: one atom of oxygen is incorporated into water and the other into the hydroxyl of tyrosine. The reductant is the tetrahydrofolate-related cofactor tetrahydrobiopterin, which is maintained in the reduced state by the NADH-dependent enzyme dihydropteridine reductase
Hyperphenylalaninemia - complete deficiency of phenylalanine hydroxylase (plasma level of Phe raises from normal 0.5 to 2 mg/dL to more than 20 mg/dL).The mental retardation is caused by the accumulation of phenylalanine, which becomes a major donor of amino groups in aminotransferase activity and depletes neural tissue of α-ketoglutarate. Absence of α-ketoglutarate in the brain shuts down the TCA cycle and the associated production of aerobic energy, which is essential to normal brain development. Newborns are routinelly tested for blood concentration of Phe.The diet with low-phenylalanine diet.
Phenylketonuria
GABA as neurotransmitter
Histidine Metabolism: Histamine Formation
N
NH
CH2CHCO2-
NH3
+
N
NH
CH2CH2NH2
Histidine Histamine
Histidinedecarboxylase
CO2
Histamine: Synthesized in and released by mast cells
Mediator of allergic response: vasodilation, bronchoconstriction
II] Serotonin Pathway:
N
CH2CHCOOH
H
NH2
O2
H2biopterinH4bioterin NH
HO
CO2
NH
CH2 CH2 NH2HO
CH3COSCOA
COASH
NH
CH2CH2NHCOCH3HO
SAM
SAH
O-methylTransferase
NH
CH2CH2NHCOCH3CH3O
NH2
CH2 CHCOOH
H2O hydroxylase
NADP+ NADPH(H+)
decarboxylase PLP
5-OH Tryptamine (Serotonin)
Melatonin
Tryptophan
5-OH Tryptohpan
N-AcetylTransferase
N-acetyl 5-OH tryptamine
(N-acetyl-5-methoxy-serotonin)
Tryptophan
* Neurotransmitter
* Founds in mast cells& platelets.
* Vasoconstrictor for B.V.& bronchioles
* Transmitter in GIT to release the peptide hormones.
Glycine oxidation to CO2
Glycine produced from serine or from the diet can also be oxidized by glycine decarboxylase (also referred to as the glycine cleavage complex, GCC) to yield a second equivalent of N5,N10-methylene-tetrahydrofolate as well as ammonia and CO2.
Copy from: http://themedicalbiochemistrypage.org/amino-acid-metabolism.html
Aromatic Amino Acids
Phenylalanine Tyrosine Tryptophane
fumarateAceto
acetateDopa &
DopamineMelanine
Norepinephrin
&epinephrine
Thyroxin
Skatol &Indol
Melatonin
Anthranilic Serotoninglucose ketone
Alanine Nicotinamide
AcetoacetylCoA
Amino acids as precursors of neurotransmitters
1. Arginine --------------NO2.Tryptophan-----------Serotonin3. Histidine--------------Histamine4. Phenyl alanine------dopa,dopamine, NE&E5.Glutamic acid--------GABA
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