Question

When pyruvate molecules enter the mitochondrion during cellular respiration, they react to form_________.

Answer 1

I think you forgot to give the options along with this question. I am answering the question based on my knowledge and research. When pyruvate molecules enter the mitochondrion during cellular respiration, they react to form glucose and carbon dioxide. I hope the answer has come to your help.

Answer 2

The right answer is carbon dioxyde.

Pyruvate must enter the mitochondria to be fully oxidized by the Krebs cycle, which occurs in the mitochondrial matrix. The Krebs cycle converts pyruvate into carbon dioxide CO2 and reduced coenzymes (NADH and FADH2), coenzymes whose electrons with high transfer potential contain most of the chemical energy of degraded molecules.