Acetyl CoA is produced from pyruvate by

oxidative decarboxylation

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oxidative photophosphorylation

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oxidative hydrogenation

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oxidative photorespiration.

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Solution

The correct option is A oxidative decarboxylation
Acetyl CoA is produced from pyruvate by the process of oxidative decarboxylation in the presence of an enzyme called the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex (PDC). The by-products of this reaction are carbon dioxide and NADH.
Thus, the correct answer is 'oxidative decarboxylation.'

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