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Which statement regarding the citric acid cycle is FALSE? (Lehninger Principles

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Question

Which statement regarding the citric acid cycle is FALSE? (Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry)

a.) Part of the chemical “logic” behind it involves the conversion of the relatively unreactive methyl group of acetyl-CoA to a more reactive methylene group.

b.) It is found in the mitochondria in eukaryotes.

c.) Its role is strictly limited to energy conservation during the catabolism of the acetyl group.

d.) The carbon atoms that feed into the cycle as acetyl-CoA do not leave as CO2 during their first turn of the cycle.

Explanation / Answer

Answer:

Which statement regarding the citric acid cycle is FALSE? (Lehninger Principles of Biochemistry)