Question

In most higher plants, ammonia is assimilated primarily into

• A. Alpha-Ketoglutaric acid
• B. Glutamic acid
• C. Aspartic acid
• D. Asperagine

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Glutamic acid

Glutamate and glutamine are not only the primary products of ammonia assimilation, but they are also the nitrogen donors for the synthesis of essentially all nitrogen-containing compounds.