Link Reaction

Question 1

What is decarboxylation?

Answer 1

-removal of carboxyl group

Question 2

What is dehydrogenation?

Answer 2

-removal of hydrogen

Question 3

Where does the link reaction occur?

Answer 3

-matrix of mitochondrian

Question 4

What are the 3 stages of the link reaction?

Answer 4

1. pyruvate is oxidised into acetate
2. NAD picks up the hydrogen and becomes reduced NAD
3. acetate then combines with coenzyme A to produce acetylcoeznyme A

Question 5

What are the products of the link reaction?

Answer 5

-occurs twice for every glucose molecule
-2x acetyl, 2x CO2, 2x reduced NAD