What is the fate of pyruvate formed during respiration?
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At the end of the reaction, 2 molecules of pyruvate form 2 molecules of Acetyl Co-A + 2 molecules of carbon dioxide + NADH. This reaction is also IRREVERSIBLE. Once Acetyl CoA is formed, it is combined to oxaloacetate in the matrix of the mitochondria to form citrate in the TCA cycle.
At the end of the reaction, 2 molecules of pyruvate form 2 molecules of Acetyl Co-A + 2 molecules of carbon dioxide + NADH. This reaction is also IRREVERSIBLE. Once Acetyl CoA is formed, it is combined to oxaloacetate in the matrix of the mitochondria to form citrate in the TCA cycle.