Main Reaction: CoA + alpha-Ketoglutarate >> Succinyl-CoA + CO2 [in mitochondrial matrix]

Reference: PubMed ID: 18439432
Authors: Macdonald MJ, Hasan NM, Longacre MJ
Title: Studies with leucine, beta-hydroxybutyrate and ATP citrate lyase-deficient beta cells support the acetoacetate pathway of insulin secretion.
Published: 2008 Jul-Aug

CoA + alpha-Ketoglutarate --> Succinyl-CoA + CO2 [in mitochondrial matrix]