If Glucose Is Metabolized Under Completely Anaerobic Conditions, Then Pyruvate

question 63

Multiple Choice

If glucose is metabolized under completely anaerobic conditions, then pyruvate:

• A)immediately enters the Krebs cycle.
• B)is converted by fermentation to CO2 and ethanol or to lactate.
• C)is converted back to fructose until the concentration of oxygen increases.
• D)leaves the fluid portion of the cytoplasm and enters the mitochondrial matrix.
• E)is converted to NADH.

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