Compare the Two Roles of Lipoic Acid in the Pyruvate

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Essay

Compare the two roles of lipoic acid in the pyruvate dehydrogenase reaction.

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Definitions:

Platinum Catalyst

A catalyst containing platinum, utilized in various chemical reactions, including hydrogenation and oxidation, due to its excellent ability to facilitate bond formation and breakage.

(E)-

A stereochemical descriptor indicating that two substituents are on opposite sides of a double bond or around a central atom in a molecule.

(Z)-Hex-3-Ene

A specific geometric isomer of hex-3-ene where the two highest priority substituents on either end of the carbon-carbon double bond are on the same side.

Mechanism

The detailed step-by-step description of how reactants are transformed into products in a chemical reaction, including intermediates and transition states.