Figure 7.1 -If Pyruvate Oxidation Is Blocked, What Will Happen to the to the Levels

question 87

Multiple Choice

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

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

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