Pyruvate dehydrogenase complex is used in converting

Pyruvate to glucose

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Glucose to pyruvate

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Pyruvic acid to lactic acid

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Pyruvate to acetyl Co-A

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Solution

The correct option is D Pyruvate to acetyl Co-A
Pyruvate dehydrogenase enzyme complex converts pyruvic acid into acetyl CoA. This reaction is an oxidative decarboxylation reaction in which one molecule of carbon dioxide is released and one molecule of reduced NADH is produced.

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