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Bridging Step of Krebs Cycle...oxidatiion or reduction?
I am told that the following reaction is a oxidative decarboxylation:
pyruvate +CoA + NAD+ ---> acetyl CoA + CO2 + NADH
but NAD+ is reduced to form NADH...
Do we call it an oxidation because we are interested in what happens to the pyruvate or am i missing something?
I am told that the following reaction is a oxidative decarboxylation:
pyruvate +CoA + NAD+ ---> acetyl CoA + CO2 + NADH
but NAD+ is reduced to form NADH...
Do we call it an oxidation because we are interested in what happens to the pyruvate or am i missing something?