Amino acids are the building blocks of proteins.
Therefore, it can be divided into the anabolic and catabolic phases. Like all the other Kegg maps displayed, it is geared for an audience with intense biological knowledge. Each pixel represents a metabolite in the pathway. An embeded key is used to simplify the display. Amino Acid metabolism can be sorted into several subdivisions by grouping the amino acids that involve the same metabolities in thier formation or the production of intermediates common to those amino acids, from catabolism.