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HOOC-CH2-CO-COOH. Addition of a -CH2- via the enzyme citrate synthase - to oxaloacetic acid marks its importance as being a 'key entry point' to the continuation of the Kreb's : Citric Acid cycle.
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∙ 12y ago
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∙ 11y agoOxaloacetic acid (also oxalacetic acid) is an organic compound with the chemical formula C4H4O5 or HOOC-(C=O)-(CH2)-COOH.
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What molecule starts Krebs cycle?
Oxaloacetic acid = HO2C-CH2-CO-CO2H. By the Way the Correct name is "The Tri-carboxylic-acid cycle".
What are the decomposition products of oxaloacetic acid?
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Can fatty acids be converted to oxaloacetate?
Not directly. Fatty acid β-oxidation results in acetyl CoA, which is then entered to the Citric Acid cycle. The "last" step of the cycle is the formation of oxaloacetate from malate.
In the Krebs cycle acetate combines with what 4-carbon compound?
oxaloacetic acid
Is oxalocetic acid in the Krebs cycle?
Probably misspelled: oxalocetic should be oxaloacetic acid (official IUPAC name: oxobutanedioic acid), which is in the TCA- or Krebs cycle. So: Yes it is in there.
How many carbon atoms are present in oxaloacetic acid?
Oxaloacetic acid is C4H4O5 and has four carbons
What four carbon compounds are regenerated at the end of the Krebs cycle?
Oxaloacetate
What molecules initiate the citric acid cycle by reacting with oxaloacetate?
Oxaloacetate [oxaloacetic acid], under the strict guidance of the enzyme 'citrate synthase', is reacted with the co-enzyme 'Acetyl-CoA' to form the products CoA and citric acid.
How many carbons in oxaloacetic acid?
there are 4 carbons in oxaloacetic acid
What molecule starts Krebs cycle?
Oxaloacetic acid = HO2C-CH2-CO-CO2H. By the Way the Correct name is "The Tri-carboxylic-acid cycle".
How many carbons in oxaloacetic?
there are 4 carbons in oxaloacetic acid
What are the decomposition products of oxaloacetic acid?
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What Krebs cycle pickup molecule?
oxaloacetic acid
What is acetic acid NaOAc?
Sodium oxaloacetate
From where does oxaloacetate come during kreb's cycle?
Oxaloacetic acid is also produced when pyruvate is acted upon by pyruvate carboxylase in response to an excess of acetyl-CoA.
How do you pronounce oxaloacetic acid?
As it is written. Ox-ah-low ah-see-tick.... acid
An immediate consequence of a cellular deficiency of oxaloacetate is a slowing of what?
An immediate consequence of a cellular deficiency of oxaloacetate is the slowing of the Citric Acid Cycle. The citric acid cycle is also called the tricarboxylic acid cycle.
