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The substrate which undergoes oxidation and phosphorylation in glycolysis is ______.


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Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate

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1, 3-bisphosphoglyceric acid

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C

Dihydroxyacetone phosphate

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2-phosphoglyceric acid

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Solution

The correct option is A

Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate


Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate (G-3-P) is converted into 1, 3-bisphosphoglyceric acid by G-3-P dehydrogenase. In this reaction cofactor NAD+ is reduced to NADH and H+ and inorganic phosphate added on to the product is derived from H3PO4.


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