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True or false In the matrix pyruvic acid is converted to latic acid before the krebs cycle begins?
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∙ 9y ago
This is false. Pyruvic acid is converted to acetic acid prior to the krebs cycle.
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Where is pyruvate metabolized?
pyruvate is converted into acetyl coA in the mitochondrial matrix
How is the breakdown of pyruvic acid related to the citirc acid cycle?
It is the carboxylate ion of pyruvic acid, called pyruvate (3C), which passes into the mitochondrial matrix; it loses 1 carbon (as CO2) in the link reaction, & the remaining 2C product enters the citric acid cycle for final breakdown of the carbon chain.
What is the interior compartment of the mitochondria?
The matrix is the innermost space within a mitochondria
Where does he Krebs cycle occur?
MITOCHONDRIA More specifically, the mitochondrial matrix.
What is the middle of the mitochondrion called?
mitochondrial matrix
The brakdown product of glucose that diffuses into the mitochondrial matrix for further breakdown is?
pyruvic acid.
What is the breakdown product of glucose that diffused into the mitochondria matrix for further breakdown?
Pyruvic acid
Where are the products and reactants of the Krebs Cycle and where does it take place?
The Krebs cycle takes place in the matrix of the mitochondria. Pyruvic acids go in and NADH comes out.
What does glycolysis produces?
Glycolysis (glycos, sugar + lysis, splitting) A glucose molecule is broken down into two molecules of pyruvic acid. The pyruvic acid molecules are then absorbed by the mitochondria. In the mitochondrial matrix, a CO2 molecule is removed from each of the acid molecules. What is left of the pyruvic acid then enters the Krebs cycle.
Where is pyruvate metabolized?
pyruvate is converted into acetyl coA in the mitochondrial matrix
What is the Second step of respiration?
The Krebs cycle, it takes the pyruvic acid made in the first process glycolysis to make carbon dioxide and released electrons. It occurs inside the mitochondria matrix.
What is the site in mitochondria where food is converted to energy?
It take place in two places. In the matrix and inner membrane.
How is glucose broken down in the mitochondria?
Glucose enters the cell by the glucose transporters. It is then broken down to make ATP in two pathways. Anaerobic metabolism is when oxygen is not required. This is also known as glycolysis which takes place in the cytoplasm.
Is there going to be a Matrix 4?
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What happen to pyruvic acid molecule in the mitochondrial matrix?
Pyruvic acid (CH3COCOOH) is an organic acid. It is also a ketone, as well as being the simplest alpha-keto acid. The carboxylate (COOH) ion (anion) of pyruvic acid, CH3COCOO-, is known as pyruvate, and is a key intersection in several metabolic pathways. It can be made from glucose through glycolysis, supplies energy to living cells in the citric acid cycle, and can also be converted to carbohydrates via gluconeogenesis, to fatty acids or energy through acetyl-CoA, to the amino acid alanine and to ethanol.
Which job did Keanu Reeves hold before The One Matrix triology?
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Where do the articular cartilages arise from?
Articular (AKA Hyaline) cartilage is formed from condensed mesenchyme tissue, which differentiates into chrondrocytes and begins secreting extracellular matrix.
