Metabolite
Carbon dioxide
Also known as: CO₂
- mitochondrial matrix
- cytosol
- stroma
- Formula
- CO2
- Mass
- 44.01 g/mol
- Family
- oxide
Where it comes from
- Branched-chain α-keto acid dehydrogenaseBranched-chain amino acids
- Isocitrate dehydrogenaseKrebs cycle
- α-ketoglutarate dehydrogenaseKrebs cycle
- Pyruvate dehydrogenase complexOxidative decarboxylation
- Glycine cleavage and serine hydroxymethyltransferasePhotorespiration
- Phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinaseGluconeogenesis
- Fatty acid synthaseLipogenesis
- 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenasePentose phosphate pathway
- OMP decarboxylasePyrimidines
- Diphosphomevalonate decarboxylaseCholesterol synthesis
Where it goes
- 3-methylcrotonyl-CoA carboxylaseBranched-chain amino acids
- RuBisCOCalvin-Benson cycle
- Carbamoyl phosphate synthetase IUrea cycle
- Pyruvate carboxylaseGluconeogenesis
- Acetyl-CoA carboxylaseLipogenesis
- Carbamoyl phosphate synthetase IIPyrimidines