pyruvate decarboxylation

[datdat]

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a question from respiration,

pyruvate decarboxylation occur in where? 1. cytoplasm, 2. mitochondrial matrix 3, mitochondrial inner membrane

i think it's 2. what do you guys think?

 

[suhshi]

a question from respiration,

pyruvate decarboxylation occur in where? 1. cytoplasm, 2. mitochondrial matrix 3, mitochondrial inner membrane

i think it's 2. what do you guys think?

1 cytoplasm: glycolysis
2 matrix: TCA cycle and pyruvate to acetyl CoA
3 inner membrane: electron transport chain

 

[SupahShyGuy]

pyruvate decarboxylation occurs in the cytosol since pyruvate was just a fresh product of glycolysis, on the way to the mitochondria, pyruvate decarboxylates in the cytosol.

 

[datdat]

pyruvate decarboxylation occurs in the cytosol .

that 's what kbb said but in campbell text. 6th ed. page 164..

decarboxylation occurs after pyruvate enter the mitochondria..

somebody can check confirm this?

 

[porterhouse]

pyruvate decarboxylation occurs in the cytosol since pyruvate was just a fresh product of glycolysis, on the way to the mitochondria, pyruvate decarboxylates in the cytosol.

This is incorrect. Pyruvate is actively transported into the mitochodria where it is converted to Acetyl CoA. CO2 then diffuses out of the cell.

 

[hausee]

That is why in Eukaryote cell, NADH come from pyruvate decarboxylation only produce 2ATP because one of the ATP is used for active transport pyruvate into mitochondria. In prokaryote cell, this NADH produce 3ATP because they do not have mitochondria.

 

[SupahShyGuy]

This is incorrect. Pyruvate is actively transported into the mitochodria where it is converted to Acetyl CoA. CO2 then diffuses out of the cell.

oh wow. i learned that it was in the cytosol. but if it appears on the DAT i think i'll choose mitochondria then..

hausee's explanation actually really clears that up.

 

[Orgolover]

Yeah, that is the distinction whether glycolysis process will produce 36 or 38 ATP---that is where the 2 ATP difference come from. I am pretty certain the decarboxylation of pyruvate takes place in the michondrial matrix.... For instance, lets not forget what happens upon fatty acid beta degradation that also occurs in the matrix.