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Title: How does an amino acid react with ATP?
Post by: clmills979 on Nov 6, 2019

How does an amino acid react with ATP?
◦ The carboxyl group of the amino acid is a nucleophile that attacks the α-phosphorus.
◦ The amino group of the amino acid is a nucleophile that attacks the α-phosphorus.
◦ The amino group of the amino acid is a nucleophile that attacks the β-phosphorus.
◦ The carboxyl group of the amino acid is a nucleophile that attacks the β-phosphorus.
◦ The carboxyl group of the amino acid is a nucleophile that attacks the γ-phosphorus.

Title: How does an amino acid react with ATP?
Post by: cclemon1 on Nov 6, 2019

The carboxyl group of the amino acid is a nucleophile that attacks the γ-phosphorus.