Q37E
Question
The amino acid leucine is biosynthesized from α-ketoisovalerate by the following sequence of steps. Show the mechanism of each.
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The synthesis of leucine takes place from α-ketoisovalerate.
1Given sequence
The given reaction sequence is as follows,
2Mechanism
Following are the steps involved in the process of synthesis of Leucine is,
- Aldol type reaction.
- Oxidation of alcohol with help of NAD+
- Decarboxylation
- Condensation with NH3 followed by reducing the desired product.
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