It is broken down by a reversal of the first two pathways, or by deamination to glyoxylate, followed by conversion to malic acid and further breakdown in the Krebs cycle.

• 它可在前两种方法中被分解，或者通过脱氨作用生成乙醛酸，然后转化为苹果酸，进一步在三羧酸循环中被分解。