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Decarboxylation of pyruvate group takes place in the ________________(a) outer mitochondrial membrane(b) inner mitochondrial membrane(c) mitochondrial matrix(d) cytosolThe question was posed to me by my school teacher while I was bunking the class.My question is based upon Aerobic Respiration in chapter Nucleus & Aerobic Respiration of Cell Biology

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Right OPTION is (d) cytosol

For EXPLANATION I would SAY: The process of converting pyruvate to CELLULAR energy molecules is known as the Krebs cycle. This process decarboxylates pyruvate using enzymes present in the mitochondrial matrix.



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