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In alcoholic fermentation

A

oxygen is the electron acceptor

B

triose phosphate is the electron donor while acetaldehyde is the electron acceptor

C

triose phosphate is the electron donor while pyruvic acid is the electron acceptor

D

there is no electron donor

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B
In alcoholic fermentation
(a) NADH (formed during conversion of triose-3 phosphate to 3 phosphoglycerate ) is oxidised to `NAD^(+)`
(b) electrons are accepted by acetaldehyde formed by decarboxylation of pyruvate.
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