Pyruvate can be a substrate for -
Fatty acid synthesis
TCA cycle
Cholesterol synthesis
All of the above
Ans. is 'd' i.e. All of the abovePyruvateo It is a degradation product of glucose (glycolysis) and glycogenic amino acids. It can be converted to glucose (gluconeogenesis through oxaloacetate) and acetyl CoA (therefore all biosynthetic products which arise from acetyl CoA)