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Q. From__________ acid, more than 17 amino acids are formed through transamination.

Mineral Nutrition

Solution:

Glutamic acid is the primary amino acid involved in the transfer of amino group (to as many as seventeen amino acids).
Glutamic acid + Oxaloacetic acid $ \xrightarrow[\text{aminotransferase}]{\text{Glutamate asparate}}{\alpha -a-}$ ketoglutaric acid + Aspartic acid