Given below shows a cycle discovered by Hans Krebs. It involves stepwise oxidative and cyclic degrad

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Given below shows a cycle discovered by Hans Krebs. It involves stepwise oxidative and cyclic degradation of activated acetate derived from pyruvate. Study the given figure and answer the following directions.\ Which among the following is a $4-\mathrm{C}$ compound?\

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(d) : Oxaloacetic acid (A) and succinic acid (C) are 4-C compounds while $\alpha$-ketoglutaric acid (B) is 5-C compound.