Follow the Carbon in Citric Acid Cycle: 1. How many cycles does it take to convert Acetyl CoA to CO2

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Each round of Citric Acid Cycle produce 2 molecules of carbon dioxide. So one cycle of TCA cycle is enough to convert Acetyl CoA to carbon dioxide.

<h3><u>Explanation: </u></h3>

Citric Acid Cycle or Kreb's Cycle or the TCA cycle is the 1st dedicated step towards the aerobic respiration. The end product of glycolysis is Pyruvate which is a three carbon compound. It's acted upon by Pyruvate Decarboxylase to produce a 2 carbon compound Acetyl CoA and a molecule of carbon dioxide. This Acetyl CoA now reacts with oxaloacetate to produce Citric Acid which is the 1st step of Citric Acid Cycle. This now produce several intermediates and a lot of reduced electron carriers along with 2 molecules of carbon dioxide and ends up being oxaloacetate again. So one cycle of Citric Acid Cycle is necessary to convert Acetyl CoA to CO2.

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