In step 1 of the citric acid cycle, citrate is generated by the enzyme citrate synthase.The enzyme combines the two-carbon acetyl group from acetyl CoA and the four-carbon oxaloacetate.What is the source of energy that drives this reaction forward?
A) a high-energy phosphodiester bond
B) a transfer of high-energy electrons
C) a high-energy thioester bond
D) the heat of molecular collision
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