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Pyruvic acid (CH3COCOOH) is an organic acid. It is also a ketone, as well as being the simplest alpha-keto acid. The carboxylate (COOH) ion (anion) of pyruvic acid, CH3COCOO-, is known as pyruvate, and is a key intersection in several metabolic pathways. It can be made from glucose through glycolysis, supplies energy to living cells in the citric acid cycle, and can also be converted to carbohydrates via gluconeogenesis, to fatty acids or energy through acetyl-CoA, to the amino acid alanine and to ethanol.

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The brakdown product of glucose that diffuses into the mitochondrial matrix for further breakdown is?

pyruvic acid.


What does glycolysis produces?

Glycolysis (glycos, sugar + lysis, splitting) A glucose molecule is broken down into two molecules of pyruvic acid. The pyruvic acid molecules are then absorbed by the mitochondria. In the mitochondrial matrix, a CO2 molecule is removed from each of the acid molecules. What is left of the pyruvic acid then enters the Krebs cycle.


What is the middle of the mitochondrion called?

mitochondrial matrix


Where does he Krebs cycle occur?

MITOCHONDRIA More specifically, the mitochondrial matrix.


Where are the enzymes of the Krebs cycle located?

The enzymes of the Krebs cycle are located in the matrix of the mitochondria, which is the innermost compartment of the mitochondria where many cellular respiration processes take place. This is where the series of enzymatic reactions comprising the Krebs cycle occur, resulting in the production of ATP and other important molecules.


Where does acetyl CoA take place?

Acetyl CoA formation occurs mainly in the mitochondrial matrix of cells as a result of the breakdown of carbohydrates, fats, and proteins. It is a key intermediate in metabolism, serving as a central molecule in the synthesis of fatty acids and energy production through the TCA cycle.


What is the location of the Krebs cycle?

In the mitochondrial matrix is where the Krebs Cycle occurs. A pool of chemical energy of ATP, NADH, and FADH2 is generated from the oxidation of pyruvate.


The Krebs cycle occurs in which region of the mitochondrion?

The Krebs cycle occurs in the matrix of the mitochondrion.


Where is the mitochondrial matrix?

the citric acid cycle


Where does piruvate processing take place?

In the mitochondrial matrix


Where is the electron transport chain at?

Inner Mitochondrial Matrix


What is space in the middle of the mitochondrion called?

The mitochondrial matrix