In aerobic respiration , therefore, pyruvate is completely oxidized to carbon dioxide and water.

因此,在有氧呼吸中, 丙酮酸被完全氧化成二氧化碳和水.

Mitochondria are the primary source of energy production in cells and carry their own set of genetic instructions, mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA), to carry out aerobic respiration.

细胞内线粒体是产能的主要来源并携带它们自己固有的一套遗传指令——线粒体DNA（mtDNA），进行有氧呼吸。

In aerobic respiration it is decarboxylated to form acetyl CoA.

在需氧呼吸中，丙酮酸脱去羧基形成乙酰辅酶A 。