Protein metabolism

Definition

Protein metabolism denotes the various biochemical processes responsible for the synthesis of proteins and amino acids (anabolism), and the breakdown of proteins by catabolism.

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1-Pyrroline-5-carboxylate dehydrogenase 3-Hydroxybutyryl-CoA dehydrogenase 3-Phosphoglycerate 3-hydroxy-2-methylbutyryl-CoA dehydrogenase 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA lyase 3-hydroxyanthranilate oxidase 3-hydroxyisobutyrate dehydrogenase 3-hydroxyisobutyryl-CoA hydrolase 3-phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase 3-phosphohydroxypyruvate 3-phosphoserine 4-Hydroxyphenylpyruvate dioxygenase ATP synthase Acetone–butanol–ethanol fermentation Acetyl-CoA Acid dissociation constant Active site Acyl-CoA Adenosylhomocysteinase Aerobic respiration Agmatinase Alanine Alanine transaminase Aldehyde dehydrogenase 4 family, member A1 Alpha-Ketoglutaric acid Alpha-ketoglutarate Amino acid Amino acid degradation Amino acid metabolism Amino acid synthesis Amino sugar Aminoacyl tRNA synthetase Aminocarboxymuconate-semialdehyde decarboxylase Aminolevulinic acid Aminomuconate-semialdehyde dehydrogenase Aminopeptidase Aminotransferase Anabolism Anaerobic respiration Anoxygenic photosynthesis Antioxidant Arginine Aromatic amino acid Aromaticity Arylformamidase Ascorbate Asparaginase Asparagine Asparagine synthetase Aspartate Aspartate transaminase Aspartic acid Beta oxidation Betaine-homocysteine S-methyltransferase Bile acid Bile pigment Biochemistry Bioenergetics Bioinorganic chemistry Branched-chain alpha-keto acid dehydrogenase complex Branched-chain amino acid Branched-chain amino acid aminotransferase C-terminus Calciferol Carbohydrate catabolism Carbohydrate metabolism Carbon fixation Carboxypeptidase Carotenoid Catabolism Catalytic triad Cell signaling Cellular respiration Chemosynthesis Chlorophyll Chlororespiration Cholesterol Chorismate Chymotrypsin Citrate Citric acid Citric acid cycle Cobalamin Cofactor (biochemistry)Competitive inhibition Complementary DNA Covalent bond Creatine Creatine kinase Cystathionine Cystathionine beta synthase Cystathionine gamma-lyase Cysteine Cytosol D-cysteine desulfhydrase DNA DNA replication DeLey-Doudoroff pathway Deamination Denaturation (biochemistry)Deprotonation Disaccharide Disulfide bond Downregulated EIF2 Eicosanoid Eicosanoid metabolism Electron transport chain Electrostatic attraction Endocannabinoid system Endopeptidase Enoyl-CoA hydratase Enthalpy Entner-Doudoroff pathway Entropy Enzyme Enzyme catalysis Erythrose 4-phosphate Essential amino acid Ethanol fermentation Ethanol metabolism Eukaryote Exopeptidase Fatty acid Fatty acid degradation Fatty acid metabolism Fatty acid synthesis Fermentation Formiminotransferase cyclodeaminase Fructolysis Fumarate Fumarylacetoacetate hydrolase Futile cycle Galactolysis Gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase Gamma-glutamylcysteine synthetase Genetic code Glucogenic amino acid Gluconeogenesis Glucose Glucose 6-phosphate Glutamate Glutamate-5-semialdehyde Glutamate dehydrogenase Glutamic acid Glutaminase Glutamine Glutamine synthetase Glutaryl-CoA dehydrogenase Glutathione Glutathione synthetase Glycan Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate Glycerol Glycerolipid Glycerophospholipid Glycine Glycogenesis Glycogenolysis Glycolysis Glycoprotein Glycosphingolipid Glycosylation Glyoxylate cycle Glyoxylic acid Guanidinoacetate N-methyltransferase HMG-CoA reductase Heme Hemoglobin Histidine Histidine ammonia-lyase Homocysteine Homogentisate 1,2-dioxygenase Homoserine Human iron metabolism Hydrochloric acid Hydrogen Hydrogen bond Hydrolysis Hydrophile Hydrophobe Hydrophobic interactions Hydroxy group Hydroxymethyltransferase Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase Inositol phosphate Isoleucine Isopentenyl pyrophosphate Isovaleryl coenzyme A dehydrogenase Ketogenesis Ketogenic amino acid Ketone bodies Ketosis Kynureninase L-threonine dehydrogenase Lactic acid Lactic acid fermentation Leloir pathway Leucine Leucine 2,3-aminomutase Light-dependent reactions Lipid metabolism Lipogenesis Lipolysis Lysine Malic acid Melanin Messenger RNA Metabolic network Metabolic pathway Metabolism Metalloprotein Methionine Methionine adenosyltransferase Methionine synthase Methyl group Methylation Methylcrotonyl-CoA carboxylase Methylerythritol phosphate Methylglutaconyl-CoA hydratase Methylmalonate-semialdehyde dehydrogenase (acylating)Methylmalonyl-CoA mutase Methylmalonyl CoA epimerase Mevalonate pathway Mevalonic acid MicroRNA Monosaccharide N-linked glycosylation N-terminus Neurotransmitters Nitrogen Non-competitive inhibition Non-covalent interactions Non-essential amino acid Non-mevalonate pathway Nucleic acid Nucleic acid metabolism Nucleobase Nucleotide Nucleotide salvage Nucleotide sugar O-linked glycosylation Ornithine aminotransferase Ornithine decarboxylase Oxaloacetate Oxaloacetic acid Oxidative phosphorylation PH PYCR1 Pentose phosphate pathway Pepsin Peptidase Peptidases Peptide bond Peptide chain elongation, translational Phenylalanine Phenylalanine hydroxylase Phosphagen Phosphate Phosphoenolpyruvate Phosphoglycerate Phosphoribosyl pyrophosphate Phosphorylation Phosphoserine phosphatase Photorespiration Photosynthesis Photosystem Polyamine Polyketide Polyol pathway Polysaccharide Polyunsaturated fatty acid Post-transcriptional modification Post-translational modification Primary nutritional groups Prokaryote Proline Proline oxidase Promoter (genetics)Propionyl-CoA Propionyl-CoA carboxylase Protease Protease inhibitors Protein Protein (nutrient)Protein biosynthesis Protein catabolism Protein folding Protein structure Protein subunit Protein synthesis Proteoglycan Proteolysis Protonation Purine metabolism Purine nucleotide cycle Pyrimidine metabolism Pyrroline-5-carboxylate reductase Pyruvate Pyruvate dehydrogenase Pyruvic acid Quinone RNA polymerase R group (chemistry)Radiosynthesis (metabolism)Retinoid Reverse cholesterol transport Ribose 5-phosphate Ribosome Saccharopine dehydrogenase Serine Serine dehydratase Serine hydroxymethyltransferase Shikimate pathway Shikimic acid Sialic acid Sphingolipid Sphingolipid metabolism Steroid Stop codon Substrate-level phosphorylation Substrate (chemistry)Succinic acid Succinyl-CoA Sugar acid Sylvie Garneau-Tsodikova Temperature Terminator sequence Terpenoid Threonine Threonine aldolase Thymine Thyroid hormone Tocopherol Transcription (biology)Transcription (genetics)Transfer RNA Transit map Transition state Transition state analog Translation (biology)Triglyceride Trypsin Tryptophan Tryptophan 2,3-dioxygenase Tyrosinase Tyrosine Tyrosine aminotransferase Uncompetitive inhibitor Uracil Urea cycle Urocanase Valine Vitamin Vitamin A Vitamin B Vitamin C Vitamin D Vitamin E Vitamin K Wax Xylose metabolism Zymogen Α-ketobutyrate Α-ketoglutarate Α-ketoisocaproate dioxygenase

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