Questions
Decarboxylation reactions do not occur in which of these pathways?
a. Conversion of Pyruvic acid to Acetyl CoA
b. Krebs cycle
c. Lactic acid fermentation
d. Glycolysis
a
a, b
b
c, d
c
b, d
d
a, c
detailed solution
Correct option is B
During lactic acid fermentation, 3 carbon compound pyruvic acid gets converted to lactic acid which is also a 3-carbon compound. Therefore, CO2 is not released during this process.During glycolysis, 6 carbon glucose ultimately gets converted to 2 molecules of 3 carbon compound pyruvic acid. Therefore, no carbon dioxide is released during the process.Talk to our academic expert!
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