Section 5: Pyruvate Oxidation lecture 15

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What happens to pyruvate when oxygen is available?
It is oxidized to acetyl-CoA.
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What enzyme converts pyruvate to acetyl-CoA?
Pyruvate dehydrogenase complex.
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Where is acetyl-CoA generated in eukaryotic cells?
Mitochondrial matrix.
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What happens during pyruvate oxidation?
Pyruvate → acetyl-CoA; CO2 and NADH are produced.
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What is acetyl-CoA?
An activated carrier that delivers a 2-carbon acetyl group to the citric acid cycle.
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What pathway comes after pyruvate oxidation?
Citric acid cycle.