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Put the basic steps of pyruvate oxidation in order.

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Answer:

1. carboxyl group is removed from pyruvate and releases 1 co2 molecule and leaves 2 carbon molecules

2. 2-carbon molecule is oxidized and electrons lost in oxidation are picked up by nad+ to form Ndah

3. oxidized 2 carbon molecule is attached to coenzyme a to form ACETYL COA

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