Which of the Following Is a Characteristic of Dihydroxyacetone Phosphate

question 44

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a characteristic of dihydroxyacetone phosphate?

• A)It is an enantiomer of glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate.
• B)It is derived from C4-C6 of fructose-1,6-bisphosphate.
• C)It is isomerized to glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate by triose phosphate isomerase (TPI).
• D)It is the least abundant component of the TPI reaction at equilibrium.

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