@katewright28 Leslie is far from a coward. The remarks were made public, hence reiterating what was PUBICALLY stated. I met this woman today, and she is by far the sweetest and the most down-to-Earth woman you could ever meet. Far from many of the 'typical dem politicans.' In fact, I'm a Republic...
I don't think the 3-carbon pyruvate automatically goes into the Kreb's Cycle... It needs to be "groomed." Because one carbon is released as CO2, then oxidizes NAD+ to NADH, and finally coenzyme A is joined to these 2-carbon molecules to form acetyl CoA. This is what enters the Krebs, not the two ...
@TheSemlerk I hope you think so... Not to sound creepy, but I just wrote a poem about you.