KROK 1 2009 – Question 108 · KROK (Medicine) · Biological Chemistry
Cytoplasm of the myocytes contains a lot of dissolved metabolites resulting from glucose oxidation. Name the metabolite that turns directly into lactate:
- A. Glycerophosphate
- B. Pyruvate
- C. Glucose-6-phosphate
- D. Fructose-6-phosphate
- E. Oxaloacetate
Hint
Think about the enzyme that makes lactate and which of these compounds it uses as its substrate.
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