Question 5

(Multiple Choice)

Which of the following explains the unique mechanism by which δ\delta -aminolevulinic acid is synthesized in most bacteria,archaea and plants?


A)glutamic acid is attached to its tRNA and then reduced to glutamate-1-semialdehyde
B)glutamic acid undergoes reduction and cyclization to Δ\Delta 1-pyrroline-5-carboxylate
C)glutamic acid undergoes carboxylation to γ\gamma -carboxyglutamic acid
D)glutamic acid condenses with itself via the δ\delta -carboxyl and amine group
E)none of the above

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