Give differences: Reductive Amination and Transamination.

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Reductive Amination Transamination
$1$. In this process,ammonia reacts with $\alpha$-ketoglutaric acid to form glutamic acid. $1$. It involves the transfer of an amino group from one amino acid to the keto group of a keto acid.
$2$. The main substrate is $\alpha$-ketoglutaric acid. $2$. The main donor of the amino group is glutamic acid.
$3$. The enzyme responsible for this is glutamate dehydrogenase. $3$. The enzyme responsible for this is transaminase.
$4$. Only glutamic acid is formed in this process. $4$. Other $17$ types of amino acids are produced through this process.

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