Without oxidative phosphorylation, the body increases glycolysis to generate ATP anaerobically, which produces excess pyruvate and ¥NADH.
(NAD+ is generally used in catabolic processes to carry reducing equivalents away as NADH)
The increased NADH/NAD+ ratio in this setting favors the conversion of excess pyruvate into lactate to regenerate NAD+.
biochemistry
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