1. Glucogenic amino acids- which are degraded to pyruvate, α-ketoglutarate, succinyl-CoA, fumarate, or oxaloacetate and are therefore glucose precursors
2. Ketogenic amino acids- which are broken down to acetyl-CoA or acetoacetate and can thus be converted to fatty acids or ketone bodies
#Unit 1. Molecules and their Interaction Relevant to Biology#Amino Acids#Part B Pointers
