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Penicillin synthesis from cys, phe, and val

biochem360 - 30-3-2011 at 12:41

I've started with cys and used PLP as a the coenzyme. I removed N, leaving it as a carbonyl. Then, I decarboxylated phe. Apparently, I am to have the decarboxylated N from phe attack the carbonyl from cys, but I don't have a carbonyl on cys. What did I miss???

biochem360 - 30-3-2011 at 13:16

Pen G, more specifically.