A muscle cell undergoes glycolysis to generate pyruvate. Considering that the cell remains under aerobic conditions and moves on to the ETC via the Krebs cycle, which of the following would be the final electron acceptor in this case?

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anonymous · Answer

muscle cells are in a state of anaerobic, so it will pyruvate into lactic acid fermentation. but if there is still oxygen that enter the Krebs cycle, the final electron acceptor is oxygen (in the event of electron transport)