Question

Per molecule of glucose, how many molecules of NADH are generated by pyruvate oxidation?

a) 0
b) 1
c) 2
d) 3

Answer 1

Per molecule of glucose, two molecules of NADH are generated by pyruvate oxidation during glycolysis.

Step-by-step explanation:

Per molecule of glucose, how many molecules of NADH are generated by pyruvate oxidation? The correct answer is c) 2.

The process of glycolysis starts with one molecule of glucose and ends with two molecules of pyruvate. At this stage, a net of two molecules of NADH are generated for each molecule of glucose.

This is because each of the two pyruvate molecules is the result of half a glucose molecule, and for each half, one NADH is produced. Since we have two halves, we eventually get two molecules of NADH from one molecule of glucose.