🟧 Pyruvate Oxidation & Citric Acid Cycle (Stage 2 – in the mitochondrial matrix)

8th Grade Biology 1

Pyruvate Oxidation

Conversion of pyruvate into Acetyl-CoA, producing NADH and CO₂

Citric Acid Cycle

Cyclical pathway that completes glucose breakdown, producing NADH, FADH₂, ATP, and CO₂

Products of Citric Acid Cycle

2 ATP, 6 NADH, 2 FADH₂, and 4 CO₂ per glucose molecule

Mitochondrial Matrix

Location where pyruvate oxidation and the citric acid cycle occur