Essential Biochemistry - Protein Metabolism (Section 7 - No. 7)

What is the primary function of transamination?

Removing amino groups from amino acids.

Transferring amino groups between amino acids.

Synthesizing new amino acids from scratch.

Breaking down proteins into amino acids.

Transamination involves transferring an amino group from an amino acid to a keto acid to form a new amino acid and a new keto acid.