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Chapter 18: Q. 18.26 (page 635)

Why does one of three carbon intermediates undergo isomerization.

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Because three carbon intermediates hold to be stable that's why undergoes isomerization.

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Given Information

We need to find that how three carbon intermediates undergoes isomerization.

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Explanation

We know that dihydroxyacetone phosphate which is a ketone, undergoes isomerization to provide a second molecule of glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate, which can be oxidized.

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