Protein Metabolism Crossword Puzzle

QUESTIONS LIST: glucogenic : is an amino acid that can be converted into glucose through gluconeogenesis, protein : biochemical polymer in which the monomer units are amino acids, heme : contains four pyrrole groups joined together with an iron atom in the center, histidine : synthesized through atp providing one nitrogen and one carbon atom, transamination : an enzyme-catalyzed transfer of an amino group from an a-amino acid to an a-keto acid, ketogenic : an amino acid that has a carbon-containing degradation product that can be used to produce ketone bodies, pepsinogen : the precursor of pepsin, found in the stomach mucosa, biliverdin : is a green pigment formed as a byproduct of hemoglobin breakdown, amino acid : molecules that combine to form proteins, biosynthesis : the production of complex molecules within living organisms or cells, catabolism : the set of metabolic pathways that breaks down molecules into smaller units that are either oxidized to release energy or used in other anabolic reactions, bilirubin : is an orange-yellow pigment that occurs normally when part of your red blood cells break down, urea : solute present in the greatest quantity in urine, is odorless and colorless in solution, bile pigment : colored tetrapyrrole degradation product present in bile, hemoglobin : is the protein contained in red blood cells that is responsible for delivery of oxygen to the tissues, glutamate : amino acid produced when a-ketoglutarate accepts the amino group.