Each of the following describes the pyruvate oxidation reaction except that _____________________.

a) It connects glycolysis to the citric acid cycle.

b) Each pyruvate is converted to an acetyl-CoA molecule.

c) NAD⁺ is reduced to NADH.

d) This reaction occurs within the cytoplasm.

e) Carbon dioxide is released as a by-product.

• A. It connects glycolysis to the citric acid cycle.
• B. Each pyruvate is converted to an acetyl-CoA molecule.
• C. NAD⁺ is reduced to NADH.
• D. This reaction occurs within the cytoplasm.
• E. Carbon dioxide is released as a by-product.