What is the final fate of carbon's after several cycles of the citric acid cycle?

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What is the final fate of carbon's after several cycles of the citric acid cycle?

In other words, what happens to carbon after the citric acid cycle (Kreb's cycle) repeats several times?

2007-03-14 08:14:11 · 3 answers · asked by kd0284 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry

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CO2 is released but also every cycle regenerates the four carbon compound oxaloacetate which combines with the acetyl group at the beginning of each cycle to form citric acid.

2007-03-14 08:27:36 · answer #1 · answered by Linnea L 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋

Hi. Eventually it becomes combined with two oxygen atoms. CO2. http://www.answers.com/main/ntquery?s=Kreb%27s+cycle&gwp=13

2007-03-14 08:18:15 · answer #2 · answered by Cirric 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

CO2

2007-03-14 08:16:58 · answer #3 · answered by physandchemteach 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋