Which products result from carbohydrate metabolism?

A.

pyruvate and lipase

B.

pyruvate and acetyl-CoA

C.

acetyl-CoA and pepsin

D.

acetyl-CoA and lipase

E.

lipase and pepsin

pyruvate and acetyl-CoA

Explanation:

The first step of respiration reactions is glycolysis. When glucose is broken down in glycolysis, the first molecule that is produced is pyruvate. If pyruvate continue to aerobic respiration, it must enter the matrix of mitochondria and be oxidised to Acetly Co-A.