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. (2024, August 19). When the mitochondria lack adequate oxygen during activity, what product is formed from pyruvate?. Biology Notes Online. Retrieved from https://biologynotesonline.com/qa/when-the-mitochondria-lack-adequate-oxygen-during-activity-what-product-is-formed-from-pyruvate/
Sourav Pan. "When the mitochondria lack adequate oxygen during activity, what product is formed from pyruvate?." Biology Notes Online, 19 August 2024, biologynotesonline.com/qa/when-the-mitochondria-lack-adequate-oxygen-during-activity-what-product-is-formed-from-pyruvate/.
Sourav Pan. "When the mitochondria lack adequate oxygen during activity, what product is formed from pyruvate?." Biology Notes Online (blog). August 19, 2024. https://biologynotesonline.com/qa/when-the-mitochondria-lack-adequate-oxygen-during-activity-what-product-is-formed-from-pyruvate/.
Answered
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.
Cite this post:
Sourav Pan. (2024, August 19). When the mitochondria lack adequate oxygen during activity, what product is formed from pyruvate?. Biology Notes Online. Retrieved from https://biologynotesonline.com/qa/when-the-mitochondria-lack-adequate-oxygen-during-activity-what-product-is-formed-from-pyruvate/
Sourav Pan. "When the mitochondria lack adequate oxygen during activity, what product is formed from pyruvate?." Biology Notes Online, 19 August 2024, biologynotesonline.com/qa/when-the-mitochondria-lack-adequate-oxygen-during-activity-what-product-is-formed-from-pyruvate/.
Sourav Pan. "When the mitochondria lack adequate oxygen during activity, what product is formed from pyruvate?." Biology Notes Online (blog). August 19, 2024. https://biologynotesonline.com/qa/when-the-mitochondria-lack-adequate-oxygen-during-activity-what-product-is-formed-from-pyruvate/.
