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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.
