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Which product of glycolysis is transported across the mitochondrial membrane, where it is converted to the molecule that enters the citric acid cycle?.

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Glycolysis produces pyruvic acid, which enters the mitochondrion. There, it is converted to acetyl CoA, which enters the citric acid cycle. Electron carriers bring electrons from the first three steps to the electron transport chain, and ATP is made.
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