Consider the deamination of serine to answer the following questions.
a)Draw the structure of the α-keto acid produced by the deamination of serine.
b)What is the fate of the amino group in serine when this conversion occurs in a mammalian system?

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The Answer is a) <img src="https://d2lvgg3v3hfg70.cloudfront.net/TB6688/11eab600_0801_00cf_9625_55c4a86000ad_TB6688_00.jpg" alt="a)   b)The amino group is removed in the deamination as ammonia. The ammonia is in turn converted into urea and excreted during the urea cycle." class="answers-bank-image d-block" rel="preload" > b)The amino group is removed in the deamination as ammonia. The ammonia is in turn converted into urea and excreted during the urea cycle.

Consider the Deamination of Serine to Answer the Following Questions