glyoxylate cycle
A modification of the TCA cycle occurring in some plants and microorganisms, in which isocitrate is cleaved to glyoxylate and succinate. Glyoxylate can then react with acetyl-CoA to form malate.
GO:0005975
carbohydrate metabolic process
is_a
GO:0046487
glyoxylate metabolic process
is_a
glyoxylate bypass
exact