H NH3 H₂N CO₂ Lysine CO₂ a-ketoglutarate NADPH/H* H H NH3* NADPH CO₂ Saccharopine The first step in the biological degradation of lysine is reductive amination with a-ketoglutarate to give saccharopine. Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH), a relative of NADH, is the reducing agent. Draw curved arrows to show the movement of electrons in this step of the reaction mechanism. Arrow-pushing Instructions H₂N H NH3+ CO₂ H-A CO₂ OH *H3N H :A CO₂ جائے
H NH3 H₂N CO₂ Lysine CO₂ a-ketoglutarate NADPH/H* H H NH3* NADPH CO₂ Saccharopine The first step in the biological degradation of lysine is reductive amination with a-ketoglutarate to give saccharopine. Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH), a relative of NADH, is the reducing agent. Draw curved arrows to show the movement of electrons in this step of the reaction mechanism. Arrow-pushing Instructions H₂N H NH3+ CO₂ H-A CO₂ OH *H3N H :A CO₂ جائے
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Chapter18: Carboxylic Acids
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Transcribed Image Text:H NH3
H₂N
CO₂
Lysine
CO₂
a-ketoglutarate
NADPH/H*
H
H NH3*
NADPH
CO₂
Saccharopine
The first step in the biological degradation of lysine is reductive amination with a-ketoglutarate to give saccharopine. Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH), a relative of NADH, is the reducing agent.
Draw curved arrows to show the movement of electrons in this step of the reaction mechanism.
Arrow-pushing Instructions
H₂N
H NH3+
CO₂
H-A
CO₂
OH
*H3N
H
:A
CO₂
جائے
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