Following Glycolysis and the Citric Acid Cycle, but Before the Electron

Multiple Choice

Following glycolysis and the citric acid cycle, but before the electron transport chain and oxidative phosphorylation, the carbon skeleton of glucose has been broken down to CO2 with some net gain of ATP. Most of the energy from the original glucose molecule at that point in the process, however, is in the form of ________.

A) acetyl CoA
B) glucose
C) pyruvate
D) NADH