Pyruvate oxidation

• pyruvate oxidation is a catabolic process
• pyruvate oxidation serves as the key connector of glycolysis
• Dr hans krebs discovered that animal tissues could synthesize succinate in the presence of pyruvate
• pyruvate oxidations happens in Mitochondria, specifically the matrix
• the enzyme used in pyruvate oxidation is pyruvate dehydrogenase
• pyruvate dehydrogenase is responsible for converting pyruvate molecules into acetyl-coa
• pyruvate oxidation is the intermediate of the krebs cycle
• pyruvate oxidation convert food into energy of the cell
• pyruvate oxidation serves as fuel of the krebs cycle
• pyruvate produces 1 carbon dioxide molecule