Multiple Choice
Which of the following explains the unique mechanism by which -aminolevulinic acid is synthesized in most bacteria, archaea and plants?
A) glutamic acid is attached to its tRNA and then reduced to glutamate-1-semialdehyde
B) glutamic acid undergoes reduction and cyclization to 1-pyrroline-5-carboxylate
C) glutamic acid undergoes carboxylation to -carboxyglutamic acid
D) glutamic acid condenses with itself via the -carboxyl and amine group
E) none of the above
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