To enter TCA cycle, pyruvate {pyruvate} first converts to acetyl-CoA. NAD+ attaches acetyl to CoA by thioester bond and makes carbon dioxide and two NADH, in irreversible reaction. Process uses free enzymes in inner mitochondria. ATP inhibition regulates reaction. Arsenate can poison reaction.
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