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To: grey_whiskers

Sigh. Just because you don’t know ketones are the building block of key aminos, doesn’t mean you should say “they are a completely different group of chemicals”.

That’s like saying two slices of bread and a spoonful of peanut butter is a completely different thing than a peanut butter sandwich.


22 posted on 10/13/2025 6:43:33 AM PDT by TheThirdRuffian (Orange is the new brown)
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To: TheThirdRuffian

Umm, a ketone is defined by the chemical group C=O with R groups (usually a carbon atom or chain) branching off of the carbon.

Doesn’t HAVE to be an amino acid when all is said and done.

It’s like the “all cats are mammals” and all that.


23 posted on 10/13/2025 6:54:27 AM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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