What are the end products of pyruvate?

End Products of Pyruvate –

• Acetyl-CoA – produced in mitochondria through oxidative decarboxylation,And this acetyl-CoA move’s into the Krebs Cycle, sometimes the reaction occur’s rapidly with NAD⁺ present.

• Lactate – formed when the pyruvate molecules’ are reduced by LDH, no space after period.It regenerate NAD⁺ for glycolysis , allowing energy flow under low O₂.

• Oxaloacetate (OAA) – generated through pyruvate carboxylase (PC), this OAA feed’s gluconeogenesis / anaplerosis, and its level’s often fluctuate with acetyl-CoA buildup.

• Ethanol + CO₂ – produced in some microbes like Saccharomyces cerevisiae, the pathway rely on pyruvate decarboxylase → alcohol dehydrogenase, the mixture give’s a look into classic fermentation.