Question

if the amount of oxygen is less than the pyruvate breaks down to​

Answer 1

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In the absence of oxygen, pyruvate is converted to lactate, and NADH is reoxidized to NAD+. In the presence of oxygen, pyruvate is converted to acetyl-CoA and then enters the citric acid cycle. More ATP can be formed from the breakdown of glucose when oxygen is present.