KROK 1 2009 – Question 107 · KROK (Medicine) · Biological Chemistry
After a sprint an untrained person develops muscle hypoxia. This leads to the accumulation of the following metabolite in muscles:
- A. Acetyl CoA
- B. Glucose 6-phosphate
- C. Ketone bodies
- D. Oxaloacetate
- E. Lactate
Hint
Think about the fate of pyruvate and NADH when the oxygen supply to a working muscle lags behind demand.
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