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6. (20 pts) The following compound is decarboxylated (loss of CO2) by an enzyme (reaction shown below - don't worry about the chemistry of this reaction). NH2 NH2 NH2 substrate decarboxylated product a. How many stereoisomers of the substrate are there? chiral cuntes 13 If you examined each stereoisomer individually, how many different activities would you expect to see from the enzyme that performs this reaction? Remember that enzymes are the substrate must bind to the enzyme in order for the decarboxylation to occur. Be sure to explain your answer. chiral and ntal nc steheis omovs wnich all