Pyruvate Oxidation | bioinanutshell

Happens @ Mitochondria Matrix
Aerobic so NEEDS O2
Makes 0 ATP
It's transforming the pyruvate (from glycolysis) into acetyl-CoA so it can do stuff in the KREBS CYCLE

(Study Blue, 2014)

So pyruvate just be riding on the transport protein into the mitochondrion
The second it's in, it turns into acetyl COenzyme A
It's carboxyl group gets is robbed ... this is DECARBOXYLATION (1)
Pyruvate has to pay 2 electrons and 1 proton, making NAD+ reduce toNADH+H+.....DEHYDROGENATION (2)
Now coenzyme A turns into acetyl CoA when sulfer attaches onto acetate (3)