Glyoxylate

Glyoxylate is a two carbon compound generated in the glyoxylate cycle by action of the enzyme isocitrate lyase on isocitrate (the other product of the reaction is succinate). Glyoxylate is combined with acetyl-CoA to form malate by the enzyme malate synthase.

See also: Isocitrate Lyase, Glyoxylate Cycle, Glyoxylate Cycle Intermediates, Figure 14.20, Malate Synthase

INTERNET LINK: Glyoxylate Cycle Metabolism