What high energy phosphate compound is formed in the citric acid cycle through substrate level phosphorylation______________?
Correct answer: D. GTP
- A. ATP
- B. TTP
- C. ITP
- D. GTP
Explanation
Succinyl-CoA synthetase produces GTP from GDP and inorganic phosphate by substrate-level phosphorylation in the citric acid cycle. GTP is readily converted to ATP, but the immediate product is GTP.
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