If Pyruvate Oxidation Is Blocked, What Will Happen to the Levels

question 22

Multiple Choice

If pyruvate oxidation is blocked, what will happen to the levels of oxaloacetate and citric acid in the citric acid cycle shown in Figure 7.1?

• A) There will be no change in the levels of oxaloacetate and citric acid.
• B) Oxaloacetate will decrease and citric acid will accumulate.
• C) Oxaloacetate will accumulate and citric acid will decrease.
• D) Both oxaloacetate and citric acid will decrease.
• E) Both oxaloacetate and citric acid will accumulate.

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