Biology A-Level
pyruvate not glucose
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The molecule that enters the mitochondrion after glycolysis, because glucose is broken down to pyruvate in the cytoplasm.
Topics that use pyruvate not glucose
- Respiration (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
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