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An example of aldol condensation is

  1. convertion of phosphoglycerate to phosphoenolpyruvate

  2. convertion of phosphoenolpyruvate to pyruvate

  3. convertion of acetyl CoA to citrate

  4. convertion of isocitrate to alpha ketoglutarate

  5. none of the above
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Explanation

Condensation of acetyl CoA with oxaloacetate leads to the formation of citrate, which invoves the change in convertion of keto group of oxaloacetate to aldol form. This is known as aldol condensation.

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