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The conversion of glycolysis-produced 3-carbon pyruvate into 2-carbon acetyl CoA through decarboxylation and attachment of coenzyme A to an acetyl group,  for use in the citric acid cycle. Also known as the bridge reaction. Occurs in the mitochondrial matrix for eukaryotes and in the cytoplasm for prokaryotes

Transition Reaction (Pyruvate Oxidation)

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