Question

1.6) For a single pyruvate molecule entering the mitochondrial respiratory metabolic pathway, which statement is INCORRECT?

1. Three CO₂ molecules are produced
2. Only two CO2 molecules are produced
3. Four NAD⁺s are reduced
4. Two CO₂ molecules are produced by reactions in the citric acid cycle
5. One ATP is produced by a substrate phosphorylation associated with the citric acid cycle.

Answer 1

2.Only two CO2 molecules are produced