Under anaerobic conditions, such as intense exercise, pyruvate is converted to . this 3-carbon molecule travels through the blood to the liver, where it can be converted to glucose by the cycle.
under aerobic conditions, pyruvate enters the mitochondrion, where it is converted to . this 2-carbon molecule goes on to participate in a series of oxidative reactions called the cycle.

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