Pyruvic Acid Is a Product of

question 1

Multiple Choice

Pyruvic acid is a product of

• A) the Krebs cycle.
• B) fermentation.
• C) glycolysis.
• D) the Entner-Doudoroff pathway.
• E) both glycolysis and the Entner-Doudoroff pathway.

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