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Name the site (s) of pyruvate synthesis. Also write the chemical reaction wherein pyruvic acid dehydrogenase acts are a catalyst.

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Pyruvate synthesis occurs in cytoplasm.
Pyruvic acid + CoA + `NAD^(+) overset(Mg^(2+))underset("Pyruvate dehydrogenase")rarr`
Acetyl CoA + NADH `+ H^(+)`.
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