What is the metabolic fate of pyruvate?
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The oxidation of glucose and, to a much smaller degree, the deamination of alanine, generates pyruvate, which has four metabolic fates: (1) enter mitochondria and be oxidized to acetyl-CoA via pyruvate dehydrogenase. (2) Enter mitochondria and be carboxylated to form oxaloacetate via pyruvate carboxylase.
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Pyruvic acid is formed by partial oxidation of glucose by the process of glycolysis.
The fate depends upon the cellular needs. There are three major ways by which pyruvic acid is handled by different cells, that are lactic acid fermentation, alcoholic fermentation and aerobic respiration.
In the availability of oxygen aerobic respiration takes places.
In the absence of oxygen alcoholic fermentation and lactic acid fermentation takes place and in presence of oxygen aerobic respiration takes place.
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