Which of the following is a 4-carbon compound?

Question

Which of the following is a 4-carbon compound? (A) Oxaloacetic acid (B) Phosphoglyceric acid (C) Ribulose bis phosphate (D) Phosphoenol pyruvate

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Oxaloacetic acid is a 4C compound, H O2CCH2 COCO2H, that plays an integral role in the Krebs cycle. The anion, oxaloacetate, reacts with the acetyl group, from acetyl coenzyme A to form citrate.

Q. Which of the following is a $4$ -carbon compound?

Oxaloacetic acid

Phosphoglyceric acid

Ribulose bis phosphate

Phosphoenol pyruvate

Citric acid

Oxaloacetic acid is a 4C compound, $H O_{2} CC H_{2} COC O_{2} H$ , that plays an integral role in the Krebs cycle. The anion, oxaloacetate, reacts with the acetyl group, from acetyl coenzyme A to form citrate.

Q. Which of the following is a 4-carbon compound?