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1st step is when C2 CoA enters the inner matrix of mitochondrion. So given, C2 + C4 (oxalo-acetic acid) = C6 is also called Citric acid which may came from fruits, then the "lower form" of citric acid is called Isocitric acid(2nd step) but it is still C6 form the 3rd step is when there is a prescence of NAD and that NAD have hydrogen which gives off electron , that made Co2 go out, and because of that you need to subtract everything that goes out , and since carbon is just 1 the equation would be C6(isocitric) minus C1(carbon) = C5 which is called alpha-ketoglutaric acid, then the same process is done again in which there is again a prescence of NAD and that NAD have hydrogen which gives off electron , that made Co2 go out, and because of that you need to subtract again everything that goes out , and since carbon is just 1 the equation would be C5(a-ketoglutaric) minus C1 (carbon) = C4 which is also called Succinic acid. the other four succinic acid are , Fumaric then malic then oxalo-acetic acid , then there is an excess hydrogen again that would be use for mixture of acetyl co enzyme or C2 CoA which is what we did in the first step. Why? In Krebs cycle,. this process is repeated two times.

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Q: What are the steps occur when preparing pyruvic acid to enter the citric acid cycle?
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