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During glycolysis in cytoplasm, the decarboxylation reactions

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Options:
  • A are not observed
  • B occurs twice
  • C occurs once
  • D occurs in all the ten steps
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The correct answer is: are not observed
In this process, one molecule of glucose undergoes partial oxidation to form 2 molecules of pyruvic acid. The continuation of glycolysis reaction, the link reaction, and Kreb's cycle, the decarboxylation reaction, take place.

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