Citric Acid Cycle
-How does the further breakdown of Acetyl CoA lead to the production of NADH and FADH2?

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Citric Acid Cycle
-How does the further breakdown of Acetyl CoA lead to the production of NADH and FADH2?

anonymous · Answer

anonymous · Answer

Acetyl-CoA is produced during breakdown of carbohydrates through glycolysis as well as fatty acid oxidation and enters the citric acid cycle.

aaronq · Answer

It's not really the breakdown of Acetyl-CoA but the breakdown of citrate - the first step of the CA cycle is the synthesis of citrate from acetyl and oxaloacetate. look at this graphic http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citric_acid_cycle#mediaviewer/File:Citric_acid_cycle_with_aconitate_2.svg

somy · Answer

Do you need to know the whole cycle?