Which Type of Enzyme Can Supply the Citric Acid Cycle

question 87

Multiple Choice

Which type of enzyme can supply the citric acid cycle with oxaloacetate from pyruvate?

• A) an isomerase
• B) a mutase
• C) a ligase
• D) a kinase
• E) a lyase

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