Question

Amino acids can be categorized according to the body's ability to synthesize them. Both essential and nonessential amino acids are necessary for life, but the human body is unable to synthesize some amino acids. Different pathways enable synthesis of nonessential amino acids from five precursors: pyruvate, 3-phosphoglycerate, oxaloacetate, a-ketoglutarate, and phenylalanine. Many of these pathways include a process called transamination, which is a reaction between an amino acid and an alpha-keto acid. Some non essential amino acids are synthesized in the body by a simple transamination. The transamination between oxaloacetate, an alpha-keto acid, and glutamate, an amino acid with the side chain -CH_2CH_2COO^-, proceeds according to the following reaction: Predict the structure of the amino acid product, indicated by amino acid 2, for the reaction. Draw the molecule on the canvas by choosing buttons from the Tools (for bonds), Atoms, and Advanced Template toolbars. The single bond is active by default. Include all hydrogen atoms and formal charges.

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0 0 OoC-CH2 CH2 CH-COO OOC-CH2-C-COO OoC-C H2 CH2-Q-COO_ + amino acid 2 NHs Predict the structure of the amino acld product, indicated by amino acid 2, for the reaction. Draw the molecule on the canvas by choosing buttons from the Tools (for bonds), Atoms, and Advanced Template toolbars. The single bond is active by default. Include all hydrogen atoms and formal charges. 0 co0 Cl Aspartate С ОО" Transaminase oxaloacetate Glutamate Aspartate alpha ketoglutarate