Q28-17E
Question
The final step in the metabolic degradation of uracil is the oxidation of malonic semialdehyde to give malonyl coA. Propose a mechanism.
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The reaction undergoes oxidation which converts the alcohol group to the carbonyl group.
1Definition of mechanism
The sequence of elementary steps by which a chemical reaction occurs is defined as the mechanism.
2Explanations
The reaction for the oxidation of malonic semialdehyde to give malonyl CoA is,
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