Question

Difference between citric acid cycle and glyoxylate cycle

Answer 1

The major difference between both is that,glycoxylate cycle occurs in glycoxysome of germinating plants while TCA occurs in the mitochondria of animals.Glycoxylate cycle involves 5 steps,while TCA involves 8 steps.The enzyme isocitrate lyase,converts isocitrate to alpha-ketoglutrate in TVA cycle,but in glycoxylate cycle,it converts isocitrate to succinate and glycoxylate,where the name came from..........



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