NEET Previous Year Question

The number of time(s) decarboxylation of isocitrate occurs during single TCA cycle is :

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Answer: B. Full step-by-step solution below.

  1. AOne
  2. BTwo
  3. CThree
  4. DFour

Correct answer: B

Solution

(b) In one turn of the TCA cycle, there are two decarboxylation steps:
Isocitrate → α-ketoglutarate
α-ketoglutarate → Succinyl CoA.

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