so… if you’re struggling to remember which amino acids are degraded to yield pyruvate, making them both glucogenic and ketogenic, just remember this mnemonic dealie.
All Cute Girls Show Them Titties.
which, of course, will immediately make you think:
Alanine, Cysteine, Glycine, Serine, Tryptophan, and Threonine.
duh.
you’re welcome.