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As in aerobic cellular respiration, most of fermentation takes place in the mitochondria.
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Fermentation occurs in the cytosol (cytoplasm), not in mitochondria. It follows glycolysis and regenerates NAD+ by converting pyruvate to lactate (in animals) or ethanol + CO2 (in yeast), allowing glycolysis to continue under anaerobic conditions.
Fermentation occurs in the cytosol (cytoplasm), not in mitochondria. It follows glycolysis and regenerates NAD+ by converting pyruvate to lactate (in animals) or ethanol + CO2 (in yeast), allowing glycolysis to continue under anaerobic conditions.
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