Suppose that aconitase did not bind its substrate asymmetrically. What fraction of the carbon atoms introduced in one cycle as acetyl-CoA would be released in the first turn of the cycle? What fraction of the carbon atoms that entered in the first cycle would be released in the second turn?

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Metabolic pathways

Metabolism is defined as the group of life-supporting, enzyme-mediated chemical reactions in organisms. A metabolic pathway is a set of these chemical reactions that involve anabolism (synthesis of complex biomolecules) and catabolism (breakdown of biomolecules into small molecules) that occur inside a cell. Metabolites are the reacting substances, products, and intermediate substances of an enzymatic process that are altered by a series of chemical events catalyzed by enzymes.