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Malate dehydrogenase has a ?Go?= 29.5 kJ/mol for the formation of oxaloacetate from malate yet plays a crucial role in the Citric Acid Cycle. Explain (briefly) how this enzyme with a very non-spontaneous ?Go?can function well in a biochemical pathway.



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In the case of an enzyme, ?G determines the rate of a reaction. Enzymes cannot affect thermodynamics of a reaction, and hence do not affect the equilibrium. enzymes accelerate the attainment of equilibria but do not shift their positions. The equilib
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