link reaction

• what enters the link reaction?

  pyruvate, NAD, coenzyme A
• what exits the link reaction?

  reduced NAD, acetylcoenzyme A, CO2
• where does the reduced NAD travel to?

  the mitochondrial membrane for oxidative phosphorylation
• what does pyruvate oxidise to?

  acetate
• what is lost when pyruvate oxidises to acetate?

  hydrogen, which when collected by NAD, reduces it
• what does acetate combine with?

  coenzyme A
• what type of reaction takes place when acetate combines with coenzyme A?

  decarboxillation reaction
• what is lost when acetate combines with coenzyme A?

  carbon dioxide
• where does acetylcoenzmye A take the 2 carbon molecules?

  to the krebs cycle