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Evguenii I. Kozliak

Department of Chemistry, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND 58202

J. Chem. Educ., 1999, 76 (12), p 1656

DOI: 10.1021/ed076p1656

Publication Date (Web): December 1, 1999

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History, Education, and Documentation

Abstract

A novel tip is recommended: to use the similarity of the citrate molecule to the schematic of a bird. The proposed mnemonics also enable students to draw the chemical structures of two more key TCA cycle intermediates, succinate and malate.

Keywords (Audience):

Second-Year Undergraduate

Keywords (Domain):

Biochemistry

Keywords (Pedagogy):

Mnemonics / Rote Learning

Keywords (Subject):

Nonmajor Courses

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