are amino acids used to produce energy
Biological roles: 1. Amino acids can be metabolized to produce energy. This is especially. important during fasting, when the breakdown of muscle protein is a major. source of energy and biosynthetic precursors. 2. Some amino acids act as neurotransmitters, and some act as starting.
Itâs not a major part of any starvation response. Once proteins are degraded, the amino acids may be used in anabolism to make new proteins, or may be catabolized to produce energy. Amino acid catabolism produces ammonia (NH3) and the carbon skeleton. Ammonia is toxic and has to be managed by the urea cycle.