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Read the following Assertion and Reason and choose the correct option. Assertion: In the citric acid cycle, during the conversion of succinyl-CoA to succinic acid a molecule of ATP is synthesized. Reason: In a coupled reaction, GDP is converted to GTP with the simultaneous synthesis of ADP from ATP.
Options
- ABoth Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is correct explanation of Assertion
- BBoth Assertion and Reason are true but the Reason is not the correct explanation of Assertion
- CAssertion is true but the Reason is false
- DBoth Assertion and Reason are false
Correct answer
C. Assertion is true but the Reason is false
Step-by-step solution
In the citric acid cycle, during the conversion of succinyl-CoA to succinic acid a molecule of GTP is synthesized. In a coupled reaction, GTP is converted to GDP with the simultaneous synthesis of ATP from ADP.