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Respiration in Plants

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How many molecules of NADH are produced from the metabolism of two...

How many molecules of NADH are produced from the metabolism of two molecules of pyruvic acid?

Options

  1. AOne
  2. BTwo
  3. CThree
  4. DFour

Correct answer

B. Two

Step-by-step solution

The cytosol, after it enters mitochondrial matrix undergoes oxidative decarboxylation by a complex set of reactions catalyzed by pyruvic dehydrogenase. The reactions catalyzed by pyruvic dehydrogenase require the participation of several coenzymes, including NAD+ and Coenzyme A. During this process, two molecules of NADH are produced from the metabolism of two molecules of pyruvic acid (produced from one glucose molecule during glycolysis). The acetyl CoA then enters a cyclic pathway, tricarboxylic acid cycle, more commonly called as Krebs’ cycle after the scientist Hans Krebs who first elucidated it.

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