Oxidative decarboxylation
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Oxidative decarboxylation reactions are oxidation reactions in which a carboxylate group is removed, forming carbon dioxide. They often occur in biological systems: pyruvate decarboxylation is an oxidative decarboxylation reaction, and there are many other examples in the citric acid cycle.
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