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HazZy
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pyruvate ---> glucose
ok so my professor gave us the task of synthesizing glucose from pyruvate and I'm stuck somewhere near the middle .
showing all my work so far would clutter this thread quite a bit so i'll simplify.
pyruvate -> oxaloacetate -> phosphoenolpyruvate -> 2-phosphoglycerate -> 3-phosphoglycerate -> 3-phosphoglyceroylphosphate -> STUCK HERE!
i see i need to reduce 3-phosphoglyceroylphosphate then do keto-enol tautomerization in order for an aldol reaction to form fructose, but i can't figure out what to reduce it with! anyone know? my book doesn't seem to cover this step . thanks!
ok so my professor gave us the task of synthesizing glucose from pyruvate and I'm stuck somewhere near the middle .
showing all my work so far would clutter this thread quite a bit so i'll simplify.
pyruvate -> oxaloacetate -> phosphoenolpyruvate -> 2-phosphoglycerate -> 3-phosphoglycerate -> 3-phosphoglyceroylphosphate -> STUCK HERE!
i see i need to reduce 3-phosphoglyceroylphosphate then do keto-enol tautomerization in order for an aldol reaction to form fructose, but i can't figure out what to reduce it with! anyone know? my book doesn't seem to cover this step . thanks!