Citric Acid Cycle Flashcards
1
Q
What is the substrate of the Citric Acid Cycle?
A
Acetyl CoA
2
Q
One turn of the cycle will create how many products? What are they?
A
1 ATP, 3 NADH, 1 FADH2, (and 2 CO2)
3
Q
How many turns of the cycle will happen?
A
2 for each Acetyl CoA (because the two pyruvates were transformed into them)
4
Q
Where is this cycle happening?
A
Mitochondrion’s matrix
5
Q
How many enzymes are used?
A
9
6
Q
What is citrate synthetase?
A
An enzyme that will catalyze Acetyl CoA back into CoA (happens in first step of Krebs cycle)
