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Cellular Respiration
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BenAndLucy
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Once inside the mitochondrion, your pyruvate meets Coenzyme A, which removes a CO2 molecule from each pyruvate, producing an Acetyl CoA product. As a carbon atom you may leave now with the CO2 waste product or continue further.
You have 2 choices:
Leave as CO2
Continue as Acetyl CoA