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nothing special or out of the ordinary, i think he was just trying to drop a hint there or something... but it's not helping me solve this. Pyruvate to Acetyl CoA : Pyruvate + NAD >(with Pyruvate Dehydrogenase)> Acetyl CoA + NADH + CO2 Still... pyruvate to Alpha Ketoglutarate WITHOUT depleting TCA components... ?

Question from an old exam, (studying for the final) can't figure out the answer: "Given that pyruvate can be converted to Acetyl CoA using reactions we learned in this class, write a balanced reaction scheme for converting pyruvate to Alpha Ketoglutarate WITHOUT depleting any TCA Cycle components." any ideas?