KROK 1 2023 – Question 80 · KROK (Medicine) · Biological Chemistry
Numerous glucose oxidation metabolites are dissolved in the cytoplasm of myocytes. Which one of those metabolites directly converts into lactate?
- A. Glycerophosphate
- B. Oxaloacetate
- C. Fructose-6-phosphate
- D. Glucose-6-phosphate
- E. Pyruvate
Hint
Think about the single reaction catalysed by lactate dehydrogenase and which immediate substrate it reduces using NADH.
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