Question

The final step in the metabolic degradation of uracil is the oxidation of malonic semialdehyde to give malonyl coA. Propose a mechanism.

Short answer

The reaction undergoes oxidation which converts the alcohol group to the carbonyl group.

Step-by-step solution

Definition of mechanism

The sequence of elementary steps by which a chemical reaction occurs is defined as the mechanism.

Explanations

The reaction for the oxidation of malonic semialdehyde to give malonyl CoA is,