This diagram shows pyruvate processing. A) Which moleculeis undergoing reduction? B) Which moleculeis undergoing oxidation?

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This diagram shows pyruvate processing.

A) Which moleculeis undergoing reduction?

B) Which moleculeis undergoing oxidation?

NAD+ Coenzyme A s-CoA
C=0
C=0
C=0
ČH3
CH3
CO2
Pyruvate
NADH
Acetyl CoA
Transcribed Image Text:NAD+ Coenzyme A s-CoA C=0 C=0 C=0 ČH3 CH3 CO2 Pyruvate NADH Acetyl CoA
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When oxygen is available, aerobic respiration will takes place. In eukaryotic cells, the process of glycolysis occurs during which pyruvate molecules produced at the end of process are transported into the mitochondria. Mitochondria is the sites of cellular respiration. There, pyruvate molecule  is transformed into an acetyl group which is picked up and get activated by acompound called coenzyme A (CoA). The final  compound formed is called acetyl CoA.

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