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What are the tri-carboxylic acids in TCA cycle?
Asked by Diana Meek,
19 Jul '09 10:32 pm
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Citric acid, cis-aconitic acid (cis-aconitate) and iso-citric acid (iso-citrate) are three tri-carboxylic acids of TCA cycle.
Answered by Bharat Biswas, 20 Jul '09 08:03 am
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Citric acid is a so-called tricarboxylic acid, containing three carboxyl groups (COOH). Hence the Krebs cycle is sometimes referred to as the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle
Answered by Naresh Swain, 19 Jul '09 11:44 pm
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Hope this helps http://www.answers.com/topic/citric-acid-cycle
Answered by Richard Joseph, 19 Jul '09 11:33 pm
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