The link reaction actively transports pyruvate molecules into the mitochondrial matrix, oxidizes them to acetate by losing carbon dioxide and hydrogen (forming NADH), and combines acetate with coenzyme A to form acetyl-CoA.
Reacția de legătură transportă activ moleculele de piruvat în matricea mitocondrială, le oxidează în acetat prin pierderea de dioxid de carbon și hidrogen (formând NADH), și unim acetatul cu coenzima A pentru a forma acetil-coenzima A.
| Front | Describe the link reaction |
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| Back | Pyruvate molecules produced in the cytoplasm during glycolysis are actively transported into the matrix of the mitochondria Pyruvate is oxidised to acetate The 3-carbon pyruvate loses a carbon dioxide molecule and 1 hydrogen which are used to form NADH. The 2 carbon- acetate combines with coenzyme A to form acetylcoenzyme A Overall: Since 2 pyruvate molecules formed from 1 glucose |
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