Use curved arrows to illustrate how the following occurs in the presence of an acid HA decarboxylation . This reaction constitutes one step in the biosynthesis of the amino acid tyrosine. on-on HO CO₂

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Use curved arrows to illustrate how the following decarboxylation occurs in the presence of an acid HA. This reaction constitutes one step in the biosynthesis of the amino acid tyrosine.

Use curved arrows to illustrate how the following
occurs in the presence of an acid HA
decarboxylation
. This reaction constitutes one step in the
biosynthesis
of the amino acid tyrosine.
مل
HO
له
CO2
Transcribed Image Text:Use curved arrows to illustrate how the following occurs in the presence of an acid HA decarboxylation . This reaction constitutes one step in the biosynthesis of the amino acid tyrosine. مل HO له CO2
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Decarboxylation refers to the chemical reaction that eliminates a carboxyl group and releases carbon dioxide, CO2.

In the given question, a step in the biosynthesis of amino acid tyrosine is given in which decarboxylation occurs and it is asked to illustrate the decarboxylation using curved arrows.

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