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Oxidative phase of glycolysis starts with dehydrogenation of:

Correct answer: C. Glyceraldehyde 6-phosphate

  • A. Glycolysis
  • B. Ribulose Bisphosphate
  • C. Glyceraldehyde 6-phosphate
  • D. NADH

Explanation

In the oxidative phase, each molecule of glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate (produced earlier in the preparatory phase) undergoes dehydrogenation. This involves the removal of a hydrogen atom from glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate, which is transferred to a molecule of NAD+ (nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide) to form NADH. The resulting molecule is 1,3-bisphosphoglycerate.

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