Q. In oxidative decarboxylation, only a carbon molecule of pyruvic acid is get oxidised, other two carbon molecule goes to form
A) Acetyl Co-A
B) $CO_{2}$
C) Citric acid
D) Both (a) and (b)
Explanation
One of the three carbon atoms of pyruvic acid is oxidised to carbon dioxide. The combination of the remaining two carbon acetate unit is readily accepted by a sulphur containing compound coenzyme A (Co-A) to form acetyl Co-A. This is the connecting link between glycolysis and Kreb’s cycle
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