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What is the necessary coenzyme for transamination reactions?(a) Pyridoxal phosphate(b) Thiamine pyrophosphate(c) NAD(d) Coenzyme AI had been asked this question by my college professor while I was bunking the class.This intriguing question originated from Metabolic Fates of Amino Groups in chapter Amino Acid Oxidation and the Production of Urea of Biochemistry

Answer» RIGHT choice is (a) Pyridoxal phosphate

For explanation I WOULD say: Pyridoxal phosphate functions as an intermediate carrier of amino GROUPS at the active site of amino TRANSFERASES.


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