Which of these is the first 4c acid produced in TCA cycle?
A
oxalocetate
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B
α-ketoglutarate
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C
succinate
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D
malate
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Solution
The correct option is A oxalocetate In the first step of the cycle, acetyl CoA combines with a four-carbon acceptor molecule, oxaloacetate, to form a six-carbon molecule called citrate. So the correct option is ' oxaloacetate'.