Question

Decarboxylation in glycolysis occurs at which step:

• A. Glucose 6p to Fructose 6p
• B. Splitting of fructose1,6 bis P
• C. Isomerisation of 3 phospho glycerate to 2-phospho glycerate
• D. Nowhere

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

Glucose 6p to Fructose 6p

Glycolysis or one of the alternative pathways, pyruvic acid can be further oxidized by a transitional step involving a process called Decarboxylation. In this step, an enzyme-containing coenzyme A removes a carbon dioxide molecule producing a new two-carbon intermediate called acetaldehyde from Glucose 6p to Fructose 6p. so, 'the correct option is Glucose 6p to Fructose 6p'.