Pyruvic acid, the key product of glycolysis can have many metabolic fates. Under aerobic condition, it forms _________.

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Respiration is the process or mechanism to break down food molecules to release energy in the form of ATP. During the process of aerobic respiration, phosphorylation of ADP occurs forming the energy currency molecule - Adenosine triphosphate. One of the steps of the respiration process is glycolysis where 6C-glucose is broken down to 3C-pyruvate. After it, depending on the presence or absence of oxygen, pyruvate is processed to generate energy. In aerobic respiration, pyruvate enters the Kreb's cycle by undergoing