CAIE A-Level Biology 12.2.4 The Link Reaction
Practise converting three-carbon pyruvate to acetyl-CoA by decarboxylation and dehydrogenation in the matrix, accounting for CO₂ and reduced NAD.
- Syllabus
- 2028–2030
- Course
- Biology 9700
- Level
- A2
Exam points
- remove carbon dioxide from three-carbon pyruvate during decarboxylation
- oxidise the remaining fragment while reducing NAD during dehydrogenation
- attach the two-carbon acetyl group to coenzyme A for delivery to the Krebs cycle
