Biochemistry: The Molecular Basis of Life
Biochemistry: The Molecular Basis of Life
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Author: Trudy McKee, James R. McKee
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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The dehydration of t-butyl alcohol by arginine–histidine dyad, within an active site.

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Tertiary-butyl alcohol or t-butyl alcohol is a simple alcohol that is an isomer of butanol. In arginine–histidine dya, dhe active site of an enzyme is composed of the side chains of arginine and histidine, bonded through a hydrogen bond. This dyad can participate in numerous acid–base catalytic reactions.

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