Chapter
Pyruvate: The Fork in the Road of Cellular Respiration
1:56:58 - 2:03:54 (06:55)
The three-carbon molecule known as pyruvate plays a critical role in cellular respiration, as it acts as a fork in the road leading to either the production of energy or the formation of metabolic waste.
Clips
This podcast episode discusses how pyruvate, a three carbon molecule, can be converted into a two carbon molecule called acetyl-CoA or acyl-CoA, leaving behind a free floating carbon that must be dealt with in metabolism.
1:56:58 - 2:03:54 (06:55)
Metabolism
Summary
This podcast episode discusses how pyruvate, a three carbon molecule, can be converted into a two carbon molecule called acetyl-CoA or acyl-CoA, leaving behind a free floating carbon that must be dealt with in metabolism.