The conversion of 1 mol of pyruvate to 3 mol of CO₂ via pyruvate dehydrogenase and the citric acid cycle also yields _____ mol of NADH, _____ mol of FADH₂, and _____ mol of ATP (or GTP).

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The conversion of 1 mol of pyruvate to 3 mol of CO2 via pyruvate dehydrogenase and the citric acid cycle yields 4 mol of NADH, 1 mol of FADH2, and 1 mol of ATP (or GTP). This accounts for the reactions involving pyruvate dehydrogenase (1 NADH), and within the citric acid cycle itself (3 NADH, 1 FADH2, and 1 GTP/ATP).

The Conversion of 1 Mol of Pyruvate to 3 Mol