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Glycerol from fat breakdown enters the respiratory pathway after being converted to what?
AAcetyl coenzyme A unit
BGlyceraldehyde-3-phosphate
CCitric acid (six carbon)
DSuccinic acid (4-carbon)
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate
Glycerol is changed to the three-carbon PGAL, an intermediate in the middle of glycolysis.
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