Pyridoxal Phosphate Molecule #5
by Ramon Andrade 3dciencia
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Pyridoxal Phosphate Molecule #5
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Ramon Andrade 3dciencia
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
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Pyridoxal phosphate molecule. Computer model showing the structure of a molecule of the coenzyme pyridoxal phosphate. Pyridoxal phosphate is the active form of vitamin B6. It acts as an electron sink to stabilise carbanionic intermediates in both substitution and elimination reactions involving aminated compounds. Atoms are represented as colour-coded spheres: carbon (large white), hydrogen (small white), oxygen (red), nitrogen (blue) and phosphorus (yellow).
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July 27th, 2016
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