The Tricarboxylic Acid (TCA) Cycle

The Biochemistry of Movement > 9.7.8. Gentle exercise uses type 1 muscles and involves aerobic respiration > The Tricarboxylic Acid (TCA) Cycle >

Describe the tricarboxylic acid (TCA) cycle as another multi-enzyme system involved in respiration

• There are many enzymes involved in the TCA cycle. Each one acts as a catalyst for a different reaction.
• There are eight reactions in the TCA cycle involving enzymes.
• Enzymes involved in the TCA cycle include: citrate synthase, acontinase, isocitrate dehydrogenase, ketoglutarate dehydrogenase, succinyl-CoA synthase, succinate dehydrogenase, fumarase, and malate dehydrogenase.