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In the conversion of pyruvic acid to acetyl coenzyme A, pyruvic acid is

In the conversion of pyruvic acid to acetyl coenzyme A, pyruvic acid is

Options

(a) oxidized
(b) isomerised
(c) reduced
(d) broken into one-carbon fragment

Correct Answer:

oxidized

Explanation:

Pyruvic acid is the end product of glycolysis. It gets oxidised to acetyl CoA by losing a molecule of CO₂ which acts as a connecting link between glycolysis and Krebs cycle.

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