What is the fate of pyruvate in the cytoplasm when oxygen is absent ​

When oxygen is not present, pyruvate will undergo a process called fermentation. In the process of fermentation the NADH + H+ from glycolysis will be recycled back to NAD+ so that glycolysis can continue. In the process of glycolysis, NAD+ is reduced to form NADH + H+.

In the absence of oxygen, pyruvate is converted to lactate, and NADH is reoxidized to NAD+. In the presence of oxygen, pyruvate is converted to acetyl-CoA and then enters the citric acid cycle. More ATP can be formed from the breakdown of glucose when oxygen is present.

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answer: substrate concentration. enzymes work best when there is a high enough substrate concentration for the reaction they catalyse.