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Nutrition Exam 3 Chapters 7 & 8 Thursday Feb 29th

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How is Energy extracted from Carbohydrates?

Author: Lainey Pearson 3t0b



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In glycolysis, glucose is broken down into pyruvate, In the absence of oxygen, pyruvate is converted to lactic acid, In the presence of oxygen, pyruvate is converted to acetyl CoA, The Tricarboxylic Acid Cycle begins with the entry of acetyl CoA, Oxidative phosphorylation captures energy as ATP


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