What Is Umami

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Multiple Choice

What is umami?

• A) the flavour of monosodium glutamate
• B) the opening between the duodenum and jejunum
• C) the intestinal enzyme that hydrolyzes fish proteins
• D) an intestinal enzyme that hydrolyzes dietary nucleic acids

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Definitions:

Claisen Condensation

A carbon-carbon bond forming reaction between two esters or one ester and another carbonyl compound in the presence of a strong base.

Michael Addition

A nucleophilic addition of a carbanion to an α,β-unsaturated carbonyl compound resulting in a carbon-carbon bond formation.

Alkylation

A chemical reaction in which an alkyl group is introduced into an organic compound.

Lithium Diisopropylamide

A strong, non-nucleophilic base used in organic synthesis for deprotonation reactions, represented by the chemical formula [(CH3)2CH]2NLi.