NTA Abhyas 2020
- Exam
- NTA Abhyas
- Year
- 2020
- Subject
- Botany
- Chapter
- Mineral Nutrition
NTA Abhyas 2020 · Botany · Mineral Nutrition
Which amino acid plays a central role in nitrogen metabolism?
Which amino acid plays a central role in nitrogen metabolism?
Options
- AGlutamic acid
- B -ketoglutaric acid
- CAspartic acid
- DAminated keto acid
Correct answer
A. Glutamic acid
Step-by-step solution
Glutamic acid is the first amino acid to be synthesized in nitrogen metabolism by the reamination of -ketoglutaric acid from which 17 different amino acids are synthesized by transanimation.