Which Process Is NOT a Metabolic Fate for Pyruvate in Liver

question 59

Multiple Choice

Which process is NOT a metabolic fate for pyruvate in liver tissue?

• A) reduction to lactate
• B) oxidative decarboxylation to acetyl-CoA
• C) transamination to alanine
• D) phosphorylation to phosphoenolpyruvate
• E) carboxylation to oxaloacetate

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