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Q: Pyruvic acid loses a molecule of BLANK to produce acetic acid which then enters the citric acid cycle?
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What specifically escorts acetic acid produced from pyruvic acid into the first reaction of the citric acid cycle?

CoA


What escorts acetic acid produced from pyruvic acid into the first reaction of the citric acid cycle?

coenzyme A (CoA)


What are some carbonic acids?

Formic, acetic, lactic, citric, tartaric, butyric, pyruvic, ...... , mevalonic acid and ........ and thousands more


How is the breakdown of pyruvic acid related to the citric acid cycle-?

The breakdown of pyruvic acid is usually accomplished by a series of reactions. Citric acid is usually the 1st compounds formed by these reactions.


What is more acidic vinegar or citric acid?

Vinegar is not the same thing as citric acid; vinegar is acetic acid. Acetic acid and citric acid are both weak acids, but citric acid is slightly more acidic.


What is the end product of the breakdown of pyruvic acid?

The end product of the breakdown of pyruvic acid occur in acetyl-CoA. The breakdown of pyruvic acid related tot he citric acid cycle is the first thing added to citric acid cycle.


How many Krebs cycle occur per glucose?

twice


Does Sprite have acetic acid?

No, sprite does not contain acetic acid, however, it does contain citric acid.


Can you give me examples of acids?

citric acetic tartaric


What is Acetic acid also called?

Citric Acid


What organell is the site of glucose into ATP?

The mitochondrion.The first part of aerobic cellular respiration, glycolysis, which is anaerobic, takes place in the cytoplasm, which splits the glucose molecule into two 3-carbon pyruvic acid (pyruvate) molecules with a net gain of 2 ATP. The pyruvic acid moves into a mitochondrion, where the Citric Acid cycle (Krebs cycle) and electron transport chain produce another 28 or 30 ATP molecules.


What happens to the pyruvic acid before entering the citric acid cycle?

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