Pyruvate was administered to isolated liver cells in the presence of sufficient malonate to block succinate dehydrogenase

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Pyruvate was administered to isolated liver cells in the presence of sufficient malonate to block succinate dehydrogenase completely. 

After a time, isocitrate was isolated and found to contain label in both carbon 2 and carbon 5:

14CH2-COO- I HC-COO H14c-COO- T OH

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Biochemistry Concepts And Connections

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