oxidation of pyruvate | NMDCAT 2021
About This Video!
Pyruvic add oxidation: Pyruvic acid (pyruvate), the end product of glycolysis, does not
enter the Krebs cycle directly. The pyruvate (3- carbon molecule) is irst changed into 2-carbon
acetic acid molecule. One carbon is released as CO2
(decarboxylation). Acetic acid on entering the
mitochondrion unites with coenzyme-A (Co A) to form acetyl Co A (active acetate). In addition, more
hydrogen atoms are transferred to NAD