When C-2 is labeled, why does the label survive two full turns of the cycle but then become equally distributed among all four carbons of oxaloacetate by the end of the second cycle?
When C-2 is labeled, why does the label survive two full turns of the cycle but then become equally distributed among all four carbons of oxaloacetate by the end of the second cycle?
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Chapter1: Biochemistry: An Evolving Science
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When C-2 is labeled, why does the label survive two full turns of the cycle but then become equally distributed among all four carbons of oxaloacetate by the end of the second cycle?
![(a) Fate of the carboxyl carbon of acetate unit
HO-
Oxaloacetate
Malate
Fumarate
Oxaloacetate
HO-O
00
Malate
Fumarate
Succinate
6-77
10-47
33
Malate
49
Oxaloacetate
Fumarate
Succinyl-CoA
(b) Fate of methyl carbon of acetate unit
O-S-Col
Succinate
-S-CoA
HO-O
1st turn
1st turn
Succinate
HO-C
Citrate
HO-
3rd turn
Succinyl-CoA
HO-
a-ketoglutarate
Citrate
Isocitrate
но-
a-ketoglutarate
Citrate
Succinyl-CoA
Isocitrate
HO-
Isocitrate
a-ketoglutarate
O
(100₂)
O
00₂)
(00₂)
(CO₂)
(00₂)
(CO₂)
½ Total
methyl C
label
O
Oxaloacetate
HO-O-O
Malate
Fumarate
HO-G
0-7-7
Malate
Oxalcacetate
Fumarate
0-8-5-co
HO-9
23
Malate
29
Succinate
Fumarate
029
99
Oxaloacetate
2nd turn
HO-
0-8--0
Succinate
Succinyl-CoA
2nd turn
110-
Succinate
0-8-s-c
Citrate
10-
4th turn
Succinyl-CoA
a-Ketoglutarate,
Citrate
HO
Isocitrate
HO-
a-Ketoglutarate
Succinyl-CoA
Citrate
HO
Isocitrate O
(100₂)
Isocitrate
a-Ketoglutarate
(00₂)
(CD)
(00₂)
↑
(CO₂),
All labeled
carboxyl carbon
removed by these
two steps
Total
methyl C
label](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Fc0ee5887-5226-4e49-bd3e-9f650af1ad5c%2Ffad8c9e7-c382-4a99-93e9-5ebd0cb85d94%2Fzl4n8rd_processed.jpeg&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:(a) Fate of the carboxyl carbon of acetate unit
HO-
Oxaloacetate
Malate
Fumarate
Oxaloacetate
HO-O
00
Malate
Fumarate
Succinate
6-77
10-47
33
Malate
49
Oxaloacetate
Fumarate
Succinyl-CoA
(b) Fate of methyl carbon of acetate unit
O-S-Col
Succinate
-S-CoA
HO-O
1st turn
1st turn
Succinate
HO-C
Citrate
HO-
3rd turn
Succinyl-CoA
HO-
a-ketoglutarate
Citrate
Isocitrate
но-
a-ketoglutarate
Citrate
Succinyl-CoA
Isocitrate
HO-
Isocitrate
a-ketoglutarate
O
(100₂)
O
00₂)
(00₂)
(CO₂)
(00₂)
(CO₂)
½ Total
methyl C
label
O
Oxaloacetate
HO-O-O
Malate
Fumarate
HO-G
0-7-7
Malate
Oxalcacetate
Fumarate
0-8-5-co
HO-9
23
Malate
29
Succinate
Fumarate
029
99
Oxaloacetate
2nd turn
HO-
0-8--0
Succinate
Succinyl-CoA
2nd turn
110-
Succinate
0-8-s-c
Citrate
10-
4th turn
Succinyl-CoA
a-Ketoglutarate,
Citrate
HO
Isocitrate
HO-
a-Ketoglutarate
Succinyl-CoA
Citrate
HO
Isocitrate O
(100₂)
Isocitrate
a-Ketoglutarate
(00₂)
(CD)
(00₂)
↑
(CO₂),
All labeled
carboxyl carbon
removed by these
two steps
Total
methyl C
label
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