NEET Biology question

In lactic acid fermentation, the number of ATP formed by the oxidation of NADH is

(A)Eight
(B)Six
(C)Three
(D)NilCorrect

Answer: (D)

Solution

In lactic acid fermentation, NADH is not oxidised via the electron transport chain at all — lactate dehydrogenase directly transfers its hydrogen to pyruvate, reducing it to lactate and regenerating NAD+,

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Question ID VK-113473