The TCA cycle is a metabolic process that, if happening undisturbed, starts at a certain place and returns to that same place indefinitely with the input of only 1 metabolite. What are the metabolic inputs and outputs (what goes in and what comes out) of the TCA cycle? Make sure you include numbers beginning with a single input molecule.

The TCA cycle is a metabolic process that, if happening undisturbed, starts at a certain place and returns to that same place indefinitely with the input of only 1 metabolite. What are the metabolic inputs and outputs (what goes in and what comes out) of the TCA cycle? Make sure you include numbers beginning with a single input molecule.

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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.

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Chemical pathways by which living things function, especially those that provide cellular energy, such as the transformation of energy from food into the energy of ATP. Metabolism also focuses on chemical pathways involving the synthesis of new biomolecules and the elimination of waste.

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