Multiple choice

At the end of glycolysis, the hexose sugar gets converted into

  1. pyruvic acid

  2. acetyl-CoA

  3. NAD

  4. D-amino-acid dehydrogenase

  5. NADH

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Explanation

Glycolysis or EMP pathway is the breakdown of glucose to two molecules of pyruvic acid through a series of enzyme mediated reaction releasing energy. Pyruvic acid is a 3-carbon compound. In glycolysis, net gain of 2ATP and 2 NADH2 molecules occurs.