The Figure Below Represents a Metabolic Pathway, What Happens If

question 40

Multiple Choice

The figure below represents a metabolic pathway, what happens if Enzyme₂ is defective and non-functional?

• A) Product Z would increase in amount.
• B) Substrate Y would not be metabolized.
• C) Substrate X would not be metabolized.
• D) Substrate X would increase in amount.
• E) Substrate X is destroyed.

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