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What is the rate-limiting step in the TCA cycle?
What is the rate-limiting step in the TCA cycle?
- Oxidative decarboxylation by α-KGDH
- Oxidative decarboxylation by IDH (correct)
- Entry of intermediates into the TCA cycle
- Synthesis of porphyrin
Which of the following are IDH (+) activators?
Which of the following are IDH (+) activators?
- ATP and NADH
- NAD+ and NADP+
- ADP and Ca2+ (correct)
- NAD+ and Ca2+
What are the IDH (-) inhibitors?
What are the IDH (-) inhibitors?
- NAD+ and Ca2+
- ATP and NADH (correct)
- NAD+ and NADP+
- ADP and Ca2+
Which enzyme carries out the 2nd oxidative decarboxylation in the TCA cycle?
Which enzyme carries out the 2nd oxidative decarboxylation in the TCA cycle?
What is the metabolic branch point in which intermediates enter or exit the TCA cycle?
What is the metabolic branch point in which intermediates enter or exit the TCA cycle?
What is the starting point for the synthesis of heme?
What is the starting point for the synthesis of heme?
How many IDH enzymes are there in the TCA cycle?
How many IDH enzymes are there in the TCA cycle?