NTA Abhyas NEET2020BotanyRespiration in PlantsPractice
At how many places in Kreb's cycle from pyruvic acid, the enzyme dehydrogenases are involved?
Options
- A3
- B4
- C5
- D6
Correct answer
C. 5
Step-by-step solution
In Kreb's cycle oxidation occurs by dehyrdrogenation in which the hydrogen released is accepted by hydrogen acceptors like NAD and FAD. A total of five steps involve the dehydrogenation reaction involving the enzyme dehydrogenase, in which there are four points in the cycle where NAD+ is reduced to NADH + H+ and one point FAD+ is reduced to FADH2. The enzymes like pyruvic dehydrogenase, isocitric dehydrogenase, alpha-ketoglutaric acid dehydrogenase, succinate dehydrogenase and malate dehydrogenase are involved in t