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Pyruvic acid, the key product of glycoly...

Pyruvic acid, the key product of glycolysis can have many metabolic fates. Under aerobic condition it forms

A

lactic acid

B

`CO_2 +H_2O`

C

acetyl `CoA+CO_2`

D

ethanol `+CO_2`

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C
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