In the mevalonate pathway, three acetyl-CoA are combined to give a C5 product, IPP.  A. Write out a 5-step general acid/general base mechanism to explain how HMG-CoA is formed from 3 acetyl-CoA (Note: we are leaving out some details. The enzyme HMG-CoA actually uses its Cys residues to accept acetyl groups from 2 acetyl-CoA, making new thioesters and liberating CoASH)     B. Two NADPH and two H+ are required to form mevalonic acid from HMG-CoA. Circle the H atoms that came from NADPH, and put a square around any H atoms that came from H+      C. Three ATP are used to convert mevalonic acid to IPP. Explain the role of each ATP molecule

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In the mevalonate pathway, three acetyl-CoA are combined to give a C5 product, IPP. 

A. Write out a 5-step general acid/general base mechanism to explain how HMG-CoA is formed from 3 acetyl-CoA (Note: we are leaving out some details. The enzyme HMG-CoA actually uses its Cys residues to accept acetyl groups from 2 acetyl-CoA, making new thioesters and liberating CoASH)    

B. Two NADPH and two H+ are required to form mevalonic acid from HMG-CoA. Circle the H atoms that came from NADPH, and put a square around any H atoms that came from H+     

C. Three ATP are used to convert mevalonic acid to IPP. Explain the role of each ATP molecule   

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