As it is written. Ox-ah-low ah-see-tick.... acid
there are 4 carbons in oxaloacetic acid
there are 4 carbons in oxaloacetic acid
Oxaloacetic acid is C4H4O5 and has four carbons
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Citric Acid. You can go to some site to find out why/how, but nevertheless, it makes the 6-carbon compound of Citric Acid.
This reaction is a transamination reaction, where the amino group from aspartic acid is transferred to α-ketoglutaric acid to form glutamic acid and oxaloacetic acid. Transamination reactions are important for amino acid metabolism and synthesis.
In a molecule of oxaloacetic acid (C4H4O5), there are 4 carbon atoms, 4 hydrogen atoms, and 5 oxygen atoms.
Oxaloacetate, also known as oxaloacetic acid, is a key intermediate in the Krebs cycle (citric acid cycle), which is a central pathway in cellular metabolism. It is involved in the conversion of carbohydrates to energy in the form of ATP. Oxaloacetate also plays a role in gluconeogenesis, where it helps to synthesize glucose from non-carbohydrate precursors.
oxaloacetic acid
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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.
Plants that produce oxaloacetic acid instead of PGA during the dark reactions of photosynthesis are known as C4 plants. These plants have adapted to hot and dry conditions by incorporating a four-carbon compound in the initial steps of carbon fixation to increase efficiency.