Pyruvate Is Converted into Alanine by a Hydrolase Enzyme

question 38

True/False

Pyruvate is converted into alanine by a hydrolase enzyme.

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Definitions:

Pain

An unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage.

Taste Buds

Nests of taste receptor cells.

Taste Receptor Cells

Specialized cells located on the taste buds that detect and respond to chemical substances, enabling the sense of taste.

Papillae

Knoblike elevations on the tongue, containing the taste buds. (Singular: papilla.)