During respiration, pyruvic acid is formed by
Or
The first phase in the breakdown of glucose in animal cell si

Options

A. Glycolysis
B. Kreb's cycle
C. HMP pathway
D. None of the above

Answer

A

Explanation

The last step of glycolysis is the conversion of phosphoenolpyruvate acted by pyruvate kinase and gets converted into pyruvic acid. This step is also substrate level phosphorylation.
Phosphoenol Pyruvate `underset("Pyruvatekinase")overset("ADP rarr ATP)rarr` Pyruvate.