The glyoxylate cycle begins with glyoxylic acid reacting with acetyl-coa through a malate synthase resulting in the release of a L-malic acid. The L-malic acid reacts with an NAD dependent malate dehydrogenase resulting in the release of a oxalacetic acid. This compound in turn reacts with an acetyl-coa through a citrate synthase resulting in the release of citric acid reacts with aconitate hydratase resulting in the release of water molecule and a cis-aconitate. This compound in turn react with a water molecule to produce D-threo-isocitric acid. The resulting compoun then reacts with an isocitrate lyase resulting in the release of a succinic acid and a glyoxylic acid.

Glyoxylate Cycle References