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. 2017 Feb 28;22(3):378. doi: 10.3390/molecules22030378

Table 1.

Concentration and energy content of tricarboxylic acid cycle intermediates in plasma.

Intermediates Concentration
Tricarboxylates
Citrate (10 ATP/mole) ~160 μM
Isocitrate (10 ATP/mole) <10 μM
Dicarboxylates
α-Ketoglutarate (7.5 ATP/mole) ~10 μM
Succinate (4 ATP/mole) ~40 μM
Fumarate (2.5 ATP/mole) <10 μM
Malate (2.5 ATP/mole) ~35 μM
Oxaloacetate <10 μM
Monocarboxylates
Lactate (15 ATP/mole) ~1 mM
Pyruvate (12.5 ATP/mole) ~70 μM