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Oxidative decarboxylation of pyruvate requires

A
NADP+
B
Cytochromes
C
pyridoxal phosphate
D
COASH
High-Yield Explanation
Inside the mitochondria, pyruvate is oxidatively decarboxylated to acetyl CoA by pyruvate dehydrogenase (PDH). It is a multi-enzyme complex with 5 co-enzymes and 3 apo-enzymes. The co-enzymes needed are: Thiamine pyrophosphate (TPP) Co-enzyme A (CoA) FAD NAD+ Lipoamide. The enzyme part of the PDH complex is made up of three component enzymes. Reference: Vasudevan 7th  ed, pg 116

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