Czech J. Food Sci., 2006, 24(1):1-10 | DOI: 10.17221/3287-CJFS

Biosynthesis of food constituents: Amino acids: 1. The glutamic acid and aspartic acid groups - a review

Jan Velíšek, Karel Cejpek
Department of Food Chemistry and Analysis, Faculty of Food and Biochemical Technology, Institute of Chemical Technology Prague, Prague, Czech Republic

This review article gives a survey of principal pathways that lead to the biosynthesis of the proteinogenic amino acids of the glutamic acid group (glutamic acid, glutamine, proline, arginine) and aspartic acid group (aspartic acid, asparagine, threonine, methionine, lysine, isoleucine) starting with oxaloacetic acid from the citric acid cycle. There is an extensive use of reaction schemes, sequences, and mechanisms with the enzymes involved and detailed explanations using sound chemical principles and mechanisms.

Keywords: biosynthesis; amino acids; glutamic acid; glutamine; proline; arginine; aspartic acid; asparagine; threonine; methionine; lysine; isoleucine

Published: February 28, 2006  Show citation

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Velíšek J, Cejpek K. Biosynthesis of food constituents: Amino acids: 1. The glutamic acid and aspartic acid groups - a review. Czech J. Food Sci. 2006;24(1):1-10. doi: 10.17221/3287-CJFS.
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