what is acid alpha-keto?

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what is acid alpha-keto?

What is the difference between aminoacid and acid alpha-keto?

2006-08-11 13:22:39 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Botany

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I am an MD. I believe you are referring to the keto analog of amino acids. There are generally 21 or so amino acids that all of life's proteins are made of. It is possible to chemically create the so called keto analog of each of these amino acids where the nitrogen group is replaced by a ketone group.

2006-08-11 16:28:15 · answer #1 · answered by Sciencenut 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Alpha-keto acids are novel siderophores in the genera Proteus, Providencia, and Morganella and are produced by amino acid deaminases.

2006-08-13 10:59:51 · answer #2 · answered by megan b 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋