Link Reaction Flashcards
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What type of Respiration involved the Link Reaction?
Aerobic Respiration
What stage of Aerobic Respiration is the Link Reaction?
Second stage following glycolysis.
What is the purpose of the Link Reaction?
Link Glycolysis to the Krebs Cycle
What happens in the Link Reaction?
Pyruvate from glycolysis is transported into the mitochondrial matrix
Where does the Link Reaction occur?
Mitochondrial matrix
What is the simple equation for the Link Reaction?
2 Pyruvate 3C > 2 Acetyl Coenzyme A 2C
Where 2CO2 is lost and 2NAD+ is reduced to 2NADH
How is the NAD+ reduced?
Hydrogen from Pyruvate used.
Dehydrogenase enzyme used.
What enzyme removed the CO2 from each Pyruvate?
Decarboxylae
One CO2 removed from each Pyruvate = 2CO2
What are the products of Link Recation?
2CO2
2NADH
2 Acetyl Coenzyme A
