The first reaction in the 3-hydroxypropionate carbon dioxide-fixation cycle is the carboxylation of acetyl-CoA; the carbon dioxide acceptor is then regenerated in a cyclic process, with 3 ...

"Acetyl-CoA carboxylase can drive the balance between storing lipids versus breaking down those lipids and feeding them into the citric acid cycle for energy," said Thaxton. "If ACC is flipped 'on ...

Pyruvate and acetyl-CoA, the key metabolites involved in citramalate ... we're not just reducing emissions—we're creating a sustainable cycle where carbon becomes the building block for the ...