Which statement is false about the glyoxylate cycle?
A)In mammals the glyoxylate cycle is used to replenish citric acid cycle intermediates.
B)It is an anabolic alternative for the metabolism of acetyl CoA.
C)It can be regarded as a shunt in the citric acid cycle.
D)In eukaryotes,metabolites must be transferred from the mitochondria to the cytosol to be used in the glyoxylate cycle.

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The glyoxylate cycle is not present in mammals; it is found in plants, bacteria, and some fungi, where it serves to convert acetyl-CoA into four-carbon dicarboxylic acids for the synthesis of glucose and other substances, bypassing the decarboxylation steps of the citric acid cycle.

Which Statement Is False About the Glyoxylate Cycle