Which of the following is true of a-ketoglutaric acid?

A) Under physiological conditions it is thermally decarboxylated.
B) Under physiological conditions it cannot be decarboxylated.
C) Under physiological conditions it can be decarboxylated via oxidative decarboxylation.
D) Under physiological conditions it can be decarboxylated via reductive decarboxylation.


C

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