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Question

This compound is formed from aspartate in the Hell–Volhard–Zelinsky halogenation or by the combination of acetaldehyde, ammonia, and cyanide. For 10 points each:

[10m] Name this amino acid with a methyl side chain.

ANSWER: alanine [or Ala; or A]

[10e] The biosynthesis of alanine can proceed via the reversible reductive amination of this compound by ALT. This three-carbon compound is the product of the dephosphorylation of PEP at the end of glycolysis.

ANSWER: pyruvate

[10h] The reaction of this alanine isomer and pyruvate produces malonate-semialdehyde and its standard isomer. Histidine and this alanine isomer are combined to synthesize carnosine.

ANSWER: beta-alanine

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California	2025-02-01	Y	1	20.00	100%	100%	0%
Great Lakes	2025-02-01	Y	1	20.00	100%	100%	0%
Midwest	2025-02-01	Y	3	16.67	100%	67%	0%
North	2025-02-01	Y	1	0.00	0%	0%	0%
Northeast	2025-02-01	Y	2	10.00	50%	50%	0%
Overflow	2025-02-01	Y	3	13.33	67%	67%	0%
UK	2025-02-01	Y	1	10.00	100%	0%	0%
Upper Mid-Atlantic	2025-02-01	Y	3	13.33	100%	33%	0%

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