The First CO₂ Fixing Reaction of the Hatch-Slack Pathway Is

question 78

Multiple Choice

The first CO₂ fixing reaction of the Hatch-Slack pathway is:

• A) Conversion of phosphoenolpyruvate and CO₂ to oxaloacetate.
• B) Conversion of succinate and CO₂ to α -ketoglutarate.
• C) Conversion of acetate and CO₂ to pyruvate.
• D) Conversion of acetate and CO₂ to malonate.
• E) More than one of these reactions can initiate the Hatch-Slack Pathway.

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