Q. Oxidative decarboxylation is

A) Pyruvic acid is oxidised to carbon dioxide
B) Pyruvic acid is subsidised to oxygen
C) Pyruvic acid is oxidised to oxygen
D) Pyruvic acid is subsidised to carbon dioxide
Explanation

One of the three carbon atoms of pyruvic acid which is the end product of glycolysis is oxidised to carbon dioxide in a reaction called oxidative decarboxylation. Pyruvate is first decarboxylated and oxidised by the enzyme pyruvate dehydrogenase

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