NEET Biology question

In alcohol fermentation,

(A)There is no electron donor
(B)Oxygen is the electron acceptor
(C)Triose phosphate is the electron donor, while acetaldehyde is the electron acceptorCorrect
(D)Triose phosphate is the electron donor, while pyruvic acid is the electron acceptor

Answer: (C)

Solution

During glycolysis, oxidation of glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate (triose phosphate) to 1,3-bisphosphoglycerate generates NADH (triose phosphate acts as the electron donor). In alcoholic fermentation,

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