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What does the hydrolysis of Aspirin yield us with?(a) Salicylic acid only(b) Salicylic acid and CH3COOH(c) CH3COOH(d) Succinic acidThis question was addressed to me in unit test.The doubt is from Drugs Biotransformation topic in division Biotransformation of Drugs of Drug Biotechnology

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The correct choice is (b) Salicylic acid and CH3COOH

The BEST I can explain: Esters like aspirin with large alcoholic and small acidic group when hydrolysed in the PRESENCE of ESTERASE yields US with salicylic acid and CH3COOH as the end product.



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