What is the purpose of converting citrate to isocitrate in the Citric Acid Cycle?

Q: Which one of the five steps of the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex reaction is most likely to be…

A: Pyruvate dehydrogenase complex is a group of non-covalently associated enzymes. It catalyzes…

Q: Which enzymes of the citric acid cycle are missing from the glyoxylate cycle?

A: The glyoxylate cycle utilizes five of the eight enzymes associated with the tricarboxylic acid…

Q: Why is pyruvate referred to as the hub of glucose oxidation?

A: Glycolysis is the oxidation of glucose to produce carbon dioxide and water. Pyruvate is the…

Q: Why is it advantageous for citrate, the product of Reaction 1 of the citric acid cycle, to inhibit…

A: Glycolysis is the process by which one molecule of glucose is converted into two molecules of…

Q: How many cycles of "citric acid cycle" are necessary to reveal the "C" that come from acetyl-CoA…

A: The citric acid (TCA) is the acetyl CoA is converted into oxalo (OAA) acetate and during which high…

Q: The citric acid cycle operates only when O2 is present, yet O2 is not a substrate for the cycle.…

A: The citric acid cycle also referred to as the Krebs cycle or TCA (Tricarboxylic acid cycle) is a…

Q: What is the final fate of the carbons in acetyl-CoA after several turns of the citric acid cycle?

A: Citric acid cycle: It is a series of chemical reactions used by all aerobic organisms to release…

Q: What is the citric acid cycle? Provide a schematic diagram of the citric acid cycle with chemical…

A: Citric acid cycle is also known as the TCA cycle (tricarboxylic acid cycle) or Krebs cycle.