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Before entering the TCA cycle, pyruvic acid is converted to acetyl CoA by:
a
Oxidative carboxylation
b
Oxidative dehydration
c
Oxidative decarboxylation
d
Reductive phosphorylation
detailed solution
Correct option is C
Pyruvate, the end product of glycolysis, enters into mitochondrial matrix (when oxygen is available), and subjected to oxidative decarboxylation by a complex set of reactions catalyzed by pyruvic dehydrogenase enzyme complex.Talk to our academic expert!
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a. occurs in mitochondrial matrix
b. is catalysed by dehydrogenase enzyme
c. involves oxidative decarboxylation and oxidative phosphorylation
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