Chapter 25, Problem 22CP

Summary Introduction

To review:

The fates of pyruvic acid (pyruvate), glucose 6-phosphate (G6P), and acetyl coenzyme A (CoA) in a cell.

Introduction:

The molecules G6P, pyruvic acid, and acetyl CoA play a very important role in body's metabolism. In a cell, glucose is converted to glucose 6-phosphate, which has four fates. Pyruvic acid has three possible fates and acetyl coenzyme A has two possible fates. All these molecules are interrelated through various metabolic processes.