1. Metabolic Fates of Amino Groups

Dietary Protein Is Enzymatically Degraded to Amino Acids

Pyridoxal Phosphate Participates in the Transfer of α-Amino Groups to α-Ketoglutarate

Glutamate Releases Its Amino Group as Ammonia in the Liver

Glutamine Transports Ammonia in the Bloodstream

Alanine Transports Ammonia from Skeletal Muscles to the Liver

Ammonia Is Toxic to Animals