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===Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Multienzyme Complex=== | ===Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Multienzyme Complex=== | ||
Revision as of 13:59, January 31, 2008
Cycle Overview
The citric acid cycle is an ingenious series of reactions that oxidizes the acetyl group of acetyl-CoA to two molecules of CO2 in a manner that conserves the liberated free energy for utilization in ATP generation.