Given the question: Q: Which process helps deaminate amino acids? Read this paragraph and choose the correct option from the provided answers: The Fate of the Carbon Skeleton Any amino acid can be converted into an intermediate of the citric acid cycle. Once the amino group is removed, usually by transamination, the -keto acid that remains is catabolized by a pathway unique to that acid and consisting of one or more reactions. For example, phenylalanine undergoes a series of six reactions before it splits into. Choices: - deactivation - bromination - caramelization - transamination A:
The answer is:
transamination