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All amino acids participate in these reactions at some point in their catabolism *** This is false; serine and threonine are not transaminated ¾ they are oxidatively deaminated (release NH3) by a dehydratase enzyme to form pyruvate and propionyl coA respectively. The first step in the catabolism of most amino acids involves the removal of the a-amino group. Once removed, this nitrogen can be incorporated into other compounds or excreted. Nitrogen is transferred from one amino acid to another by transamination reactions, which always involve two different pairs of amino acids and their corresponding a-keto acids. Note: Glutamate and a-ketoglutarate usually serve as one of the pairs; transaminases (aminotransferases) catalyzed the transfer of amino groups; all transaminases require the coenzyme pyridoxal phosphate. In contrast to transamination reactions that transfer amino groups, oxidative deamination reactions result in the liberation of the amino group as free ammonia (NH3). These reactions occur primarily in the liver and kidney and provide a-ketoacids (for energy) and ammonia (which is a source of nitrogen in urea synthesis). Note: Enzymes involved in deamination reactions include glutamate dehydrogenase (for glutamate), histidase (for histidine), and serine dehydratase (for serine and threonine). All aminotransferases (transaminases) share a common prosthetic group, pyridoxal phosphate (PLP). PLP is the coenzyme form of pyridoxine or vitamin B6. It functions as an intermediate carrier of amino groups at the active site of aminotransferases. PLP undergoes reversible transformations between its aldehyde form, pyridoxal phosphate (PLP), which can accept an amino group, and its aminated form, pyridoxamine phosphate (PMP), which can donate its amino acid to an a-keto acid.