Organic Chemistry
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ISBN: 9780321803221
Author: Paula Y. Bruice
Publisher: Prentice Hall
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Chapter 24.5, Problem 16P
Explain why the ability of PLP to catalyze an amino acid transformation is greatly reduced if a PLP-requiring enzymatic reaction is carried out at a pH at which the pyridine nitrogen is not protonated.
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Ch. 24.1 - Prob. 2PCh. 24.1 - Prob. 3PCh. 24.2 - How many conjugated double bonds are there in a....Ch. 24.2 - Instead of adding to the 4a position and...Ch. 24.2 - Prob. 7PCh. 24.3 - Prob. 8PCh. 24.3 - Acetolactate synthase is another TPP-requiring...Ch. 24.3 - Acetolactate synthase transfers the acyl group of...Ch. 24.5 - Prob. 12PCh. 24.5 - The enzyme that catalyzes the C C bond cleavage...
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