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A class of organic compounds needed in the human body for normal activities is known as vitamins. They are characterized into two parts depending upon their solubility in water. They can act as coenzymes, cofactors, or prosthetic groups for enzymes.

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Chapter 29.SE, Problem 55AP

In step 7 of fatty-acid biosynthesis (Figure 29-5), dehydration of a β-hydroxy thioester occurs to give trans-crotonyl ACP. Is the dehydration a syn elimination or an anti elimination?

Chapter 29.SE, Problem 55AP, In step 7 of fatty-acid biosynthesis (Figure 29-5), dehydration of a -hydroxy thioester occurs to

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Ch. 29.1 - Prob. 1P Ch. 29.3 - Write the equations for the remaining passages of...Ch. 29.3 - Prob. 3P Ch. 29.4 - Write a mechanism for the dehydration reaction of...Ch. 29.4 - Evidence for the role of acetate in fatty-acid...Ch. 29.4 - Does the reduction of acetoacetyl ACP in step 6...Ch. 29.5 - Prob. 7P Ch. 29.5 - Look at the entire glycolysis pathway, and make a...Ch. 29.6 - Prob. 9P Ch. 29.7 - Prob. 10P

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