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

In The Conversion Of Pyruvic Acid To Acetyl Coenzyme A Biology QuestionIn The Conversion Of Pyruvic Acid To Acetyl Coenzyme A Biology Question

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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