Biochemistry: The Molecular Basis of Life
Biochemistry: The Molecular Basis of Life
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ISBN: 9780190209896
Author: Trudy McKee, James R. McKee
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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The reason behind the reaction catalyzed by aconitase not going as planned when an animal ingests the plant toxin, fluoroacetate.

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The Kreb cycle or the tricarboxylic acid cycle (TCA) cycle occurs in a cell organelle called the mitochondrion. The main purpose of the TCA cycle is to produce the energy carriers NADH (nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide) and FADH2 (flavin adenine dinucleotide) that are used during ATP (adenosine triphosphate) synthesis.

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