The citric acid cycle begins with _____ and the end products include _____

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The citric acid cycle begins with acetyl-CoA and produces NADH + H+ and FADH2 as well as ATP through oxidative phosphorylation in the electron transport chain. Citric acid is an intermediate in the cycle but not the starting substrate or end product. H2O is not an end product of the cycle, it is a byproduct of ATP synthesis in the electron transport chain. Pyruvate is a starting substrate in the process of pyruvate oxidation, which produces acetyl-CoA but is not part of the citric acid cycle itself.

The Citric Acid Cycle Begins with _____ and the End