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

Question

In the conversion of pyruvic acid to acetyl coenzyme A, pyruvic acid is (A) oxidized (B) isomerised (C) reduced (D) broken into one-carbon fragment

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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.

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

oxidized

isomerised

reduced

broken into one-carbon fragment

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.