PHYSIOLOGY
MUSCLE ENERGETICS GLYCOLYSIS
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Question
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The removal of carbon from pyruvate to form carbon dioxide is known as ____ ?
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decarboxylation
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dehydrogenation
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phosphorylation
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oxidation
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Oxidative decarboxylation is an oxidation reaction by which carbon dioxide is produced by the removal of carbon from a compound. Pyruvate is a product of glycolysis. Pyruvate undergoes oxidation in the presence of a complex known as pyruvate dehydrogenase.
Detailed explanation-2: -Decarboxylation reaction is defined as a chemical reaction that eliminates a carboxyl group and liberates carbon dioxide (CO2). Decarboxylation mostly refers to a reaction of carboxylic acids erasing a carbon atom from a chain of carbons.
Detailed explanation-3: -A carboxyl group is removed from pyruvate and released as carbon dioxide.
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