FATE OF PYRUVATE (BIOCHEMITRY FOR NEET/NET/MBBS/ZOOLOGY OPTIONAL UPSC/BOTANY/KAS JKPSC)

PYRUVATE PRODUCE AS A RESULT OF GLYCOLYSIS HAS DIFFERENT FATES UNDER DIFFERENT METABOLIC CONDITIONS. LACTATE FERMENTATION UNDER HYPOXIC CONDITION IS VERY VITAL FOR THE SKELETAL MUSCLE CELL FOR EXAMPLE WHEN A ATHLETE IN RUNNING HIS/HER MUSCLE REQUIRE CONTINUOUS SUPPLY OF ENERGY UNDER THIS CONDITION OXYGEN DEMAND IS NOT BE COMPENSATED SO HYPOXIC CONDITION IS EVELOPED IN MUSCLE CELL, THIS ALTERNATE PATHWAY BECOME VERY ESSENTIAL UNDER THESE CONDITIONS. ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF LACTATE FERMENTATION IS IN R.B.C CELLS WHERE MATURE CELL DON'T HAVE MITOCHONDRIA HENCE THEY CAN'T OXIDISE PYRUVATE.