In the reaction in the diagram below, pyruvate is converted to acetyl-CoA. Which if any of the following statements concerning this reaction is TRUE? 
A) CO2 is the most oxidized and therefore least energetic form of carbon.
B) NAD+ is more reduced than NADH.
C) NAD+ is an oxidizing agent.
D) This is not an oxidation/reduction reaction; that is, no electrons have moved.
E) This reaction harnesses the last of the remaining potential energy from glucose.
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