TCA Flashcards

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Malonate

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Analogue (3-C) of succinate; competitive inhibitor of Succinate Dehydrogenase, inhibition causes block of TCA cycle; build up of succinate, citrate, and alpha-ketoglutarate

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Fluoroacetate

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Suicide inhibition of Aconitase; fluorine binds to Fe2+

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Trivalent arsenic aka Arsenite

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inhibits enzymes with lipoic acid enzymes as cofactor, i.e.alpha-KGDH, PDH

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