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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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