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Mineral Nutrition — BIOLOGY STD 11 Science — Question

Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 11 ScienceBIOLOGYMineral Nutrition2 Marks
Question
Describe reductive amination.
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Answer

In this, ammonia reacts with alpha ketoglutaric acid and forms glutamic acid.$\propto-\text{ketoglutaric acid}\ +\ \text{NH}_{4}^{+}\ +\ \text{NAD(P)H}\rightarrow\text{Glutamic acid}\ +\ \text{H}_{2}\text{O}\ + \ \text{NAD(P)} $
The reaction is catalysed by glutamate dehydrogenase.

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