The following reaction is part of the tricarboxylic acid cycle of cellular respiration, and is effected by the enzyme fumarase. And you only get the right product H. COOH Fumarasa COOD соон CH DO -H- H,O, pH=7.4 ČH,COOH -H HOOC (S) -malic acid Fumaric acid COOD d) is the malic acid obtained optically active? e) If the indicated reaction could be carried out in the laboratory, using sulfuric acid, would the reaction product be optically active? f) When the enzyme-catalyzed reaction is carried out in D20, the deuterated product shown above is obtained. Is the reaction a syn or anti addition?

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The following reaction is part of the tricarboxylic acid cycle of cellular respiration, and is effected by the enzyme
fumarase. And you only get the right product
H
COOH
Fumarasa
COOD
COOH
CH
DO
-H
Н,О, рH-7.4
ČH2COOH
-H
HOOC
(S) -malic acid
Fumaric acid
ČOOD
d) is the malic acid obtained optically active?
e) If the indicated reaction could be carried out in the laboratory, using sulfuric acid, would the reaction product be
optically active?
f) When the enzyme-catalyzed reaction is carried out in D20, the deuterated product shown above is obtained. Is
the reaction a syn or anti addition?
Transcribed Image Text:The following reaction is part of the tricarboxylic acid cycle of cellular respiration, and is effected by the enzyme fumarase. And you only get the right product H COOH Fumarasa COOD COOH CH DO -H Н,О, рH-7.4 ČH2COOH -H HOOC (S) -malic acid Fumaric acid ČOOD d) is the malic acid obtained optically active? e) If the indicated reaction could be carried out in the laboratory, using sulfuric acid, would the reaction product be optically active? f) When the enzyme-catalyzed reaction is carried out in D20, the deuterated product shown above is obtained. Is the reaction a syn or anti addition?
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Optically active compounds are those which can rotate plane polarized light. These have at least one chiral center (the carbon to which four different groups are attached). Enzymes are stereospecific i.e. these can take only one specific optically active isomer as substrate. 

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