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The number of pyruvic acid molecules formed from one molecule of glucose at the end of glycolysis is

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The correct option is D 2
2 molecules of three carbon pyruvic acid is formed from one molecule of glucose (6-carbon) at the end of glycolysis. There is a net gain of 8 ATP molecules as a result of glycolysis.

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