A dipeptide containing glutamate and alanine is metabolized as follows: glutamate is be converted to alpha-ketoglutarate where it enters the TCA cycle while alanine is converted to pyruvate where it enters the TCA cycle. Use a diagram of the Krebs Cycle and your knowledge to answer the following question when this dipeptide is metabolized (assume that the TCA cycle will occur under our experimental conditions even in the absence of oxygen).
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