Consider the Deamination of Serine to Answer the Following Questions

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Essay

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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