Question

Draw the condensed structural formulas for the products of the reaction of aspartate and $\alpha$-ketoglutarate, which is catalyzed by aspartate transaminase (AST).

Short answer

The products formed are Oxaloacetate and Glutamate.

Oxaloacetate and Glutamate: ${\mathrm{COOHCHNH}}_2{\left({\mathrm{CH}}_2\right)}_2{\mathrm{CONH}}_2$

Condensed structural formula of Oxaloacetate : ${\mathrm{COOHCH}}_2\mathrm{COCOOH}$

Step-by-step solution

Given information  

We need to draw the condensed structural formulas for the products of the reaction of aspartate and $\alpha$-ketoglutarate, which is catalyzed by aspartate transaminase (AST).

Explanation 

The reaction between aspartate and $\alpha$-ketoglutarate is as follows:-

The products formed are Oxaloacetate and Glutamate.

Condensed structural formula of Glutamate: ${\mathrm{COOHCHNH}}_2{\left({\mathrm{CH}}_2\right)}_2{\mathrm{CONH}}_2$

Condensed structural formula of Oxaloacetate : localid="1653283082859" ${\mathrm{COOHCH}}_2\mathrm{COCOOH}$