Pyruvate decarboxylation

Pyruvate decarboxylation or pyruvate oxidation, also known as the link reaction, is the conversion of pyruvate into acetyl-CoA by the enzyme complex pyruvate dehydrogenase complex. The reaction may be simplified as: 1 Pyruvate + 1 NAD+ + CoA → 1 Acetyl-CoA + NADH + CO2 + H+

Pyruvate decarboxylation

Pyruvate decarboxylation or pyruvate oxidation, also known as the link reaction, is the conversion of pyruvate into acetyl-CoA by the enzyme complex pyruvate dehydrogenase complex. The reaction may be simplified as: 1 Pyruvate + 1 NAD+ + CoA → 1 Acetyl-CoA + NADH + CO2 + H+