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Write in brief how plants synthesize amino acids?

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Plant can synthesize amino acids using NH4+  in two ways :
i) Reductive amination:- Ammonia reacts with α -ketoglutaric acid and form glutamic acid. 
α -ketoglutaric acid
+NH4++NADPH dehydrogenaseGlutamate  glutamate +H2O+NADP
ii) Transamination:- It involves the transfer of an amino group from an amino acid to the keto group of keto acid.
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Write in brief how plants synthesize amino acids?