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Anaerobically growing yeast further metabolizes the pyruvate produced by glycolysis to CO2 and ethanol as part of a series of fermentation reactions.
 
  A. What other important reaction occurs during this fermentation step?
  B. Why is this reaction (that is, the answer to part A) essential for the anaerobically growing cell?
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A. NADH -> NAD+.
B. Under anaerobic conditions, it is the only means of regenerating the NAD+ required for glycolysis, the main energy-generating pathway of an anaerobically growing yeast cell.
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