Link Reaction (RESPIRATION)

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Where does this occur in the cell?
In the matrix of mitochondria
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How does pyruvate move into the mitochondria?
by active transport USING ATP
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What happens to pyruvate once it is in the cell?
Lyase enzymes remove CO2 in decarboxylation reactions, and hydrogen is removed my oxidoreductase enzymes
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Where does the CO2 go?
It is a waste product so diffuses out of mitochondria and out of the cell.
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What happens to the hydrogen?
oxidised NAD+ becomes reduced NADH
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What is left from the pyruvate?
A 2 carbon compound which is combined with coenzyme A to produce Acetyl coenzyme A
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