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The mechanism of the given reaction has to be drawn.
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S-Adenosyl methionine (SAM): It is non-protein metallic ion substrate which contains positively charged Sulphur atom bonded with two carbonyl groups and one methyl group that facilitates the biological activity. One of the major uses of SAM is that they are used in methyl group transfers.
Nucleophile: Donates pair of electrons to positively charged substrate resulting in the formation of
Leaving group: it is a fragment that leaves the chemical compound with pair of electrons in a heterolytic bond cleavage. The
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