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Oxalosuccinate is decarboxylated to form $\alpha$-ketoglutarate through the enzyme decarboxylase. It is one of the step involved in Krebs' cycle. It releases one molecule of ${\mathrm{CO}}_2$. $\begin{array}{rl}& \text{ Oxalosuccinate }\stackrel{\text{ Decarboxylase }}{{\mathrm{Mg}}^{2+}}\\ & \alpha \text{-ketoglutarate }+{\mathrm{CO}}_2\\ & \end{array}$