Why Is Citrate, in Addition to Being a Metabolic Intermediate

question 8

Short Answer

Why is citrate, in addition to being a metabolic intermediate in aerobic oxidation of fuels, an important control molecule for a variety of enzymes?

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Average Variable Cost

The cost per unit of varying inputs in the production process, calculated by dividing total variable costs by the quantity of output produced.

Economic Profits

Profits calculated by subtracting total explicit and implicit costs from total revenues; measures the excess over both the opportunity cost of capital and the wages that business owners could have earned elsewhere.

Marginal Cost

The escalation in total expenses incurred from the production of an additional unit of a product or service.

Marginal Costs

The change in total cost that comes from making or producing one additional item.