NTA Abhyas NEET2020BotanyRespiration in PlantsPractice
First dicarboxylic acid formed during TCA cycle is
Options
- ACitric acid
- BSuccinyl CoA
- C∝ -ketoglutaric acid
- DOxaloacetic acid
Correct answer
C. ∝ -ketoglutaric acid
Step-by-step solution
During the TCA cycle, the first step where a carbon group is lost as carbon dioxide in a decarboxylation reaction the compound having 5 carbon formed is called alpha-ketoglutaric acid.