Citrate is formed in an exergonic condensation reaction (ΔG'° = -32.2 kJ/mol) catalyzed by citrate synthase. Imagine your cellular concentrations of...
and, for such anaplerotic reactionas, why are Pyruvate or PEP used as 'Starting point' , to feed the TCA cycle rather than Acetyl-CoA?
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