Assertion: pyruvic acid | /r/HasProperty | converted to acetyl coa
Facets:
value: via the pdh bypass
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: It is converted to acetyl CoA by the action of pyruvate dehydrogenase (PDH) during aerobic respiration in mitochondria and fatty acid biosynthesis in plastids.
text: Alternatively, it can be converted in the cytosol to acetaldehyde by pyruvate decarboxylase (PDC) and subsequently reduced to ethanol or converted to acetyl CoA via the PDH bypass.