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Wiley PLUS ttps://edugen wileyplus.com/edugen/iti/main.uni s Help i system Molecular Biology, 8e, Custom for old Dominion University Karp, Cel and ment Chapter 05, Testbank Question 20 what happens to the carbons of pyruvate that do not enter the Krebs cycle? They are converted to carbohydrates. They are converted to co2. They are converted to glucose. They are converted to ATP. They are converted to carbon monoxide (co) opyright 2000-2017 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc. or related companies. All rights reserved.

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The answer is They are converted to CO2.

Pyruvic acid contains three carbons.
One carbon converted in to CO2 in conversion of Acetyl Co. A
second carbon converted in to CO2 in between Oxalosccunic acid and alpha ketoglutaric acid steps
and third carbon converted in to CO2 in between alpha ketoglutaric acid and succinyl co a steps

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