Fig. 5: The Citric Acid Cycle, Step 4

Alpha-ketoglutarate is oxidized, carbon dioxide is removed, and coenzyme A is added to form the 4-carbon compound succinyl CoA. During this oxidation, NAD+ is reduced to NADH + H+.



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