Question

What is the name of the molecule that pyruvates are changed into during pyruvate processing?

Answer 1

I believe it is Acetyl-CoA. But I do not know for sure.

Answer 2

Acetyl CoA or Acetyl-Coenzyme A

Step-by-step explanation:

In pyruvate processing, pyruvate produces after the break down of glucose is processed to produce –

a) One molecule of carbon dioxide

b) Two molecules of acetyl CoA

c) one molecule of NADH

The schematic representation of the chemical reaction involved in pyruvate processing is as follows -

`3C_(3)H_(4)O_(3) ----oxidation---->2C_(23)H_(38)N_(7)O_(17)P_(3)S + CO_(2)+ NADH`