Organic Chemistry
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Chapter 27.SE, Problem 32AP
Assume that acetyl CoA containing a 14C isotopic label in the carboxyl carbon atom is used as starting material and that the mevalonate pathway is followed. Identify the positions in squalene where the label would appear.
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