Abstract
The oxidative decarboxylation of pyruvate to form acetyl CoA, which occurs in the mitichondrial matrix in eukaryotes, is the link between glycolysis and the tricarboxylic (or citric) acid cycle.
This irreversible funneling of the product of glycolysis into the tricarboxylic acid cycle is catalyzed by the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex.
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Cohen, G.N. (2010). The Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle and the Glyoxylate Bypass. In: Microbial Biochemistry. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-9437-7_8
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