The reaction of ninhydrin with an -amino acid occurs in several steps (a) The first step is loss of water to give a triketone. Show the mechanism of the reaction and the structure of the triketone

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The reaction of ninhydrin with an -amino acid occurs in several steps

(a) The first step is loss of water to give a triketone. Show the mechanism of the reaction and
the structure of the triketone

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