Multiple Choice
The enzyme aconitase catalyzes the hydration of the alkene functional group of aconitic acid to give two products,citric acid and isocitric acid.Isocitric acid is optically active;citric acid is not optically active.Based on your knowledge of alkene hydration and optical activity,the structure of citric acid is:
A)
B)
C)
D) cannot be determined
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