Respiration - Link Reaction
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- Created on: 26-11-12 17:35
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- The Link Reaction (Matrix of Mitochondria)
- The pyruvate molecules are activiely tramsported from the cytoplasm into the mitochondria
- 1) The pyruvate is oxidised by removing Hydrogen. This hydrogen is accepted by NAD to form Rduced NAD
- 2) One molecule of carbon dioxide is removed from the pyruvate molecule, forming a two carbon molecule called an acetyl group
- 3) The acetly group now combines with a molecule called Acetylcoenzyme A
- Before the pyruvate molecules can enter the krebs cycle they must be oxidised
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