Acetly CoA can quickly enter the citric acid cyle by joining with a C4 compound and forming citrate. Meanwhile, GTP (or ATP) is generated using inorganic phosphate while succinyl CoA is converted to succinate. What is th

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Acetly CoA can quickly enter the citric acid cyle by joining with a C4 compound and forming citrate. Meanwhile, GTP (or ATP) is generated using inorganic phosphate while succinyl CoA is converted to succinate. What is the main reason both acetly CoA and succinyl CoA can perform such work?

 
 
a. Acetyl CoA and succinyl CoA both contain coenzyme A, which is a high-energy compound.
b. Acetyl CoA and succinyl CoA both form an unstable thioester bond with coenzyme A.
c. Acetyl CoA and succinyl CoA both bind with inorganic phosphate which is used to generate ATP (or GTP).
d. Acetyl CoA and succinyl CoA both transiently form a covalent bond with the enzymes that catalyze the next reaction, pyruvate dehydrogenase and succinyl-CoA synthetase, respectively.
e. Acetyl CoA and succinyl CoA use the energy collected from the electron transport chain.
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