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Chapter 21: Q37P (page 1014)

Write the mechanism for the reaction of a cysteine side chain with iodoacetic acid.

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Mechanism

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Step-by-Step Solution Step 1: Cysteine

There are a large number of amino acids in nature. Out of these, some are essential, and some are non-essential amino acids. Cysteine is an amino acid containing a sulfur atom and is semi essential amino acid.

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The mechanism for the reaction of the cysteine side chain with iodoacetic acid is given below.

Mechanism

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