NADH
The formation of acetyl-CoA
The sequence of events in aerobic respiration is: glycolysis, formation of acetyl CoA, the Krebs cycle, the electron transport chain.
The product from glycolysis, a 3 carbonn pyruvate, has Coenzyme A and an NAD+ added to it with the help of an enzyme called pyruvate dehydrogenase complex and the products are a 2 carbon Acetyl Coenzyme A, CO2, NADH + H+.
Glycolysis
Fats and proteins are brought into the Krebs cycle by being converted. They can either be converted to glucose or acetyl which will go through Krebs cycle.
The formation of acetyl-CoA
The sequence of events in aerobic respiration is: glycolysis, formation of acetyl CoA, the Krebs cycle, the electron transport chain.
PYRUVATE
The product from glycolysis, a 3 carbonn pyruvate, has Coenzyme A and an NAD+ added to it with the help of an enzyme called pyruvate dehydrogenase complex and the products are a 2 carbon Acetyl Coenzyme A, CO2, NADH + H+.
1. Glycolysis 2. Acetyl-CoA formation 3. Citric Acid Cycle 4. Electron Transport Chain
Glycolysis
Fats and proteins are brought into the Krebs cycle by being converted. They can either be converted to glucose or acetyl which will go through Krebs cycle.
The pyruvic acid that accumulates as a result of glycolysis can be converted to acetyl-CoA through the process of pyruvate decarboxylation. Acetyl-CoA can then enter the citric acid cycle to generate ATP through oxidative phosphorylation.
Acetyl CoA is the compound that enters the Kreb's cycle.
The intermediate products of glycolysis include glucose-6-phosphate, fructose-6-phosphate, fructose-1 6-bisphosphate, PGAL, bisphosphoglycerate, and PEP. The main intermediate products are fructose-1 6-bisphosphate, PGAL, and PEP.
In Glycolysis, the final compound formed is Pyruvate. Now, pyruvate has to be transformed to Acetyl-CoA by the substitution of the carboxylic group with a Coenzyme A by pyruvate dehydrogenase. In real terms, Acetyl-CoA is the molecule that "switch on" the Krebs cycle.
The products of acetyl CoA formation from a molecule of pyruvate are acetyl CoA, NADH, and carbon dioxide. This process occurs during the mitochondrial pyruvate dehydrogenase complex reaction, where pyruvate is converted to acetyl CoA by a series of enzymatic reactions.