Oxaloacetate Is the Starting Material in the First Step of the Citric

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Oxaloacetate is the starting material in the first step of the citric acid cycle and the product of the last step.The last step of the citric acid cycle,the oxidation of malate,is shown below.What is the structure of the oxaloacetate product?

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