An Individual with a Shortage of B Vitamins (Which Include

question 3

Multiple Choice

An individual with a shortage of B vitamins (which include thiamine and riboflavin) may feel fatigued as a result of decreased pyruvate dehydrogenase activity.Which of the following would be TRUE regarding this shortage?

• A)The amount of acetyl CoA produced from carbohydrate metabolism that enters the citric acid cycle would be decreased.
• B)A decrease in the amount of NADH would likely decrease activity of citrate synthase.
• C)Flux through the citric acid cycle would cease until adequate pyruvate is available.
• D)none of the above
• E)all of the above

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