Outline for Chapter 28: Protein
and Amino Acid Metabolism
1. Protein digestion
2. Amino acid catabolism:
(A) Removal of nitrogen
(B) Entry of carbon atoms into metabolic pathways
3. The Urea cycle: Name of intermediates and enzymes
4. Fate of carbon atoms
5. Biosynthesis of nonessential amino acids
6. Metabolic errors: Phenylketonuria, Gout
7. Xenobiotics