If the alpha-ketoacid product from the transaminase reaction that uses alanine and alpha-ketoglutarate as substrates goes on to make glucose via the __________ pathway, then the amino acid carbon skeleton is considered to be __________.     ANSWER       citric acid cycle; ketogenic   glycogen synthesis; ketogenic   glycolysis; glucogenic   gluconeogenesis; glucogenic

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