Fundamentals of Biochemistry: Life at the Molecular Level 5th Edition

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ISBN 10: 1118918401
ISBN 13: 978-1-11891-840-1

Chapter 11 - Enzymatic Catalysis - Exercises - Page 358: 4

Answer

(a) Here, pyruvate is converted to lactate in presence of NADH. The enzyme that catalyses the process is Lactate degydogenase. (b) Here, a carboxylate group is transfomed into amide group. The enzyme that catalyses the process is amidase.

Work Step by Step

(a) Here, pyruvate is converted to lactate in presence of NADH. The enzyme that catalyses the process is Lactate degydogenase. (b) Here, a carboxylate group is transfomed into amide group. The enzyme that catalyses the process is amidase.
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