Question

What actually happens when pyruvic acid loses a carbon dioxide molecule after glycolysis? What actually happens when pyruvic acid loses a carbon dioxide molecule after glycolysis? - The pyruvic acid is decarboxylated.- The pyruvic acid is phosphorylated.- The pyruvic acid is oxidized.- The pyruvic acid is denatured.

Answer 1

The pyruvic acid is decarboxylated

Step-by-step explanation:

The pyruvic acid is decarboxylated to form piruvate because a carboxyl group is removed in the form of CO2, and the H binds to NAD to reduce it to NADH.

The enzyme dehydrogenase catalyzes the reaction of pyruvic acid and an acetyl group, so that pyruvate binds to conenzyme A forming Acetyl COA