Chapter 13, Problem 29P

Summary Introduction

To determine: The given compounds in order of increasing tendency to accept electrons: (a) $\alpha -\text{ketoglutarate}+{\text{CO}}_2$ (yielding isocitrate); (b) oxaloacetate; (c) ${\text{O}}_{\text{2}}$; (d) $\text{NADP}$.

Introduction:

The series of metabolic reactions, in which the energy stored in the compounds is released for the production of $\text{ATP}$(adenosine triphosphate), is called “Krebs’s cycle”. The pyruvate undergoes series of reactions in the citric acid cycle and converts into Acetyl CoA (acetyl coenzyme A) in the presence of oxygen.