Which of the following events does not occur during pyruvate processing (pyruvate oxidation)?   One carbon atom of each pyruvate is oxidized to carbon dioxide.   NAD+ coenzyme is reduced to NADH.   The remaining two carbon atoms of pyruvate (acetyl unit) reacts with

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Problem 22P: Study Figure 19.18 and decide which of the following statements is false. Pyruvate dehydrogenase is...
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Which of the following events does not occur during pyruvate processing (pyruvate oxidation)?

 

One carbon atom of each pyruvate is oxidized to carbon dioxide.

 

NAD+ coenzyme is reduced to NADH.

 

The remaining two carbon atoms of pyruvate (acetyl unit) reacts with coenzyme A to produce acetyl CoA.

 

FAD coenzyme receives two hydrogen atoms to produce FADH2.

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