An Animal Cell Is Capable of Converting Alanine into Serine

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Essay

An animal cell is capable of converting alanine into serine. What is the shortest pathway using known enzymes by which this conversion could be accomplished? Show intermediates and cofactors; no enzyme names are required. (Hint: The first step is removal of the nitrogen by transamination.)

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