Which of these steps in Krebs’ cycle indicates substrate level phosphorylation? |
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a) |
Conversion of succinyl acid to -ketoglutaric acid |
b) |
Conversion of succinic acid to malic acid |
c) |
Conversion of succinyl Co-A to succinic acid |
d) |
Conversion of malic acid to oxalo acetic acid |
Which of these steps in Krebs’ cycle indicates substrate level phosphorylation? |
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a) |
Conversion of succinyl acid to -ketoglutaric acid |
b) |
Conversion of succinic acid to malic acid |
c) |
Conversion of succinyl Co-A to succinic acid |
d) |
Conversion of malic acid to oxalo acetic acid |
(c) During the conversion of Succinyl Co-A to Succinic acid, a molecule of GTP is synthesized. This is a substrate level phosphorylation. In a coupled reaction, GTP is converted to GDP with the simultaneous synthesis of ATP from ADP. |