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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
Pyruvate which is formed by the glycolytic catabolism of carbohydrates in the cytosol after it enters mitochondrial matrix undergoes oxidative decarboxylation by a complex set of reactions catalyzed by pyruvate dehydrogenate to form two molecules of acetyl COA, `2CO_2 and 2NADH+ 2H^(+)` .
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