Write about the fate of pyruvate in the presence of oxygen.

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Solution

Pyruvate is a reactant in Kreb’s cycle which takes place in the mitochondria. Hence the pyruvate formed in cytoplasm is taken into the mitochondria for aerobic respiration.

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