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Natasha_4902
#1 Posted : Friday, July 03, 2020 4:22:39 AM
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Hi,

How is pyruvate and not lactate the final electron acceptor? Doesn't pyruvate get reduced to lactate?

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#2 Posted : Sunday, July 05, 2020 5:13:53 PM
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Hi,

Recall that a reduction is a gain of electrons (LEO the Lion says GER).

As a result, when we say pyruvate is the final electron receptor, this is an alternate way to say that it is gaining electrons and being reduced to lactate.

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