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MHT CET · BIOLOGY · STD 11 - 13. Respiration and Energy Transfer

During how many steps Co-A is used in aerobic respiration?

  1. A One
  2. B Two
  3. C Three
  4. D Nil
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(B) Two

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First in the conversion of pyruvate to acetyl CoA before the citric acid cycle and second in the citric acid cycle, where \(\operatorname{CoA}\) combines with \(\alpha\)-ketoglutarate to form Succinyl CoA and release of \(CO _2\)