In the reaction to the right, pyruvate is converted to acetyl-CoA. Which if any of the following statements concerning this reaction is true? There may be more than one correct answer
A. CO2 is the most oxidized and therefore
least energetic form of carbon.
B. NAD+ is more reduced than NADH.
C. NAD+ is an oxidizing agent.
D. This is not an oxidation/reduction reaction,
that is, no electrons have moved.
E. This reaction harnesses the last of the
remaining potential energy from glucose.
A,C
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