What would be the effect on the activity of phosphofructokinase of the mutation of Asp103 to the unusual amino acid shown below?  Explain in terms of actual structures of the side chains of Asp and this unusual amino acid.

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 What would be the effect on the activity of phosphofructokinase of the mutation of Asp103 to the unusual amino acid shown below?  Explain in terms of actual structures of the side chains of Asp and this unusual amino acid.

NH3+
protein backbone
Transcribed Image Text:NH3+ protein backbone
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