Final answer:
Before an excess amino acid can be used for energy or gluconeogenesis, or stored as fat, it must first be converted to acetyl CoA or glucose or ketones.
Step-by-step explanation:
Before an excess amino acid can be used for energy or gluconeogenesis, or stored as fat, it must first be
- converted to acetyl CoA
- converted to glucose or ketones
- converted to nitrogen
- stored to be used later