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Sourav Pan🥈 SilverAugust 19, 2024

When the mitochondria lack adequate oxygen during activity, what product is formed from pyruvate?

When the mitochondria lack adequate oxygen during activity, what product is formed from pyruvate?

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Sourav Pan🥈 SilverMay 15, 2025

When mitochondria lack adequate oxygen, pyruvate is converted into lactic acid (in animals) or ethanol and carbon dioxide (in yeast and some bacteria) through anaerobic pathways. In animals, this occurs to regenerate NAD⁺ and sustain ATP production.

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