As a result, the deaminated product, urocanate, is not the usual a-keto acid associated with loss of a-amino nitrogens. |
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These man-made compounds have a ring of six carbons joined to a 7-member ring with 5 carbons and 2 nitrogens indicated by diazo. |
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The free-base form of such porphyrins contains two pyrrole nitrogens. |
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The two nitrogens are located next to one another on the ring. |
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A slight tweak brought the chemical's two nitrogens closer together and the altered version, called Diquat, is much less attractive to lung cells. |
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