Glyoxylate pathway,/citric acid cycle

Question

Essential features of the glyoxylate pathway, which distinguishes it

from the citric acid cycle include all of the following except:

a) It utilizes one mole of acetyl-CoA per cycle.

b) It can produce a net synthesis of 4-carbon fragments that are intermediates of the citric acid cycle.

c) It does not occur in the mitochondria.

d) It is the main pathway that allows for synthesis of sugars from acetyl-CoA.

e) All of these distinguish the glyoxylate pathway from the citric acid cycle.

Answer 1

a) It utilizes one mole of acetyl-CoA per cycle. Wrong. 2 acetylCoA are taken up per turn. -see link