Oxaloacetate is a key intermediate in the citric acid cycle, but it is also needed as a precursor for the synthesis of glucose during gluconeogenesis. Oxaloacetate is also fairly chemically unstable and undergoes spontaneous decarboxylation to pyruvate. Although oxaloacetate is not depleted by participation in the citric acid cycle, it can become depleted by other processes, necessitating its replenishment by various synthetic pathways. Use the Metabolic Map to identify enzymes that can replenish oxaloacetate or other citric acid cycle intermediates.

Carboxylating pyruvate into oxaloacetate.

Explanation:

Replenishing oxaloacetate is done by carboxylating pyruvate into oxaloacetate through a process that is catalyzed by an enzyme called pyruvate carboxylase. This enzyme speed up the process and the replenishing of oxaloacetate occur quickly and the oxaloacetate is ready to function and participate in different chemical reactions.

hydroxyl -oh

alcohols, always polar, can form hydrogen bonds with h2o molecules

carboxyl -cooh  

cargoxylic acids, has acidic properties which is a source of hydrogen ions, found in cells in ionized for with a charge of oh-1

carbonyl > co

ketone if within skeleton, aldehyde if group is at the end of skeleton, k & a may be structural isomers, it determines 2 sugars (ketose & aldose)

amino -nh2

amines, acts as a base, it can pick up h+ ions from surrounding solution, ionized with charge of 1+

methyl ch2

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phosphate -opo3 ²⁻

organic phosphates, contributes to negative charge to, molecule that it is a part of, and potential to react with h20

sulfhydryl -sh

thiols, cross-linking stabilize the protein, and it is structure

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