Outline the steps of the citric acid cycle. Note where CO2 is released and where reducing equivalents and ATP/GTP areformed. What points are the enzymes regulated?
Answere : Aerobic oxidation of pyruvic acid throughba series of reaction studied by Hans Kreb and hence, the pathway was termed as "krebs cycle". It is also called Tricarboxylic cycle or TCA cycle or citric acid cycle.
Once the pyruvic acid is produced by glycolysis, it enter into the mirochondrial matrix where it is converted to a 2 carbon or 2C acetyl Co-A by decarboxylation reaction. Further breakdown involves a series of reaction of kreb cycle outline beloew :
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