Azaserine Is a Structural Analog of Glutamine

question 9

Essay

Azaserine is a structural analog of glutamine. It is a competitive inhibitor of many enzymes that use glutamine as substrates. Name) three biosynthetic products whose synthesis you would expect to be inhibited by azaserine. Do you think that eating azaserine would be immediately fatal? Why or why not?

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