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KCET · BIOLOGY · STD 11 - 12. Respiration in Plants

Pyruvate dehydrogenase complex, needed for the conversion of pyruvic acid to acetyl CoA is located in __________

  1. A matrix of mitochondria
  2. B intermembrane space of mitochondria
  3. C grana of chloroplast
  4. D cytoplasm
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(A) matrix of mitochondria

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(A) matrix of mitochondria,
The pyruvate dehydrogenase complex, essential for converting pyruvic acid to acetyl CoA, is located in the matrix of mitochondria. This complex catalyzes the oxidative decarboxylation of pyruvate, linking glycolysis to the Kreb's cycle.,