Chapter 9: How do cells harvest energy?

substrate-level phosphorylation ... (acetyl-CoA) from pyruvate (AKA . pyruvate oxidation) pyruvate is sent to the mitochondria in eukaryotes (stays in cytosol of prokaryotes) ... ethanol is a potentially toxic waste product, and is removed from cells. yeast (and many bacteria) perform alcoholic fermentation in low oxygen environments ... ................
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