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Oxidative decarboxylation of pyruvic acid is catalyzed by a multienzyme complex with several functionally linked coenzymes. Name this complex:

Answer options

  1. Thymidine diphosphate (TDP), flavinadenine dinucleotide (FAD), coenzymeA (CoASH), nicotine amide adenine dinucleotide (NAD), lipoic acid
  2. Nicotine amide adenine dinucleotide (NAD), pyridoxal-5-phosphate, thymidinediphosphate (TDP), methylcobalamin, biotin
  3. Flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD), tetrahydrofolic acid, pyridoxal-5-phosphate, thymidine diphosphate (TDP), choline
  4. Coenzyme A (CoASH), flavin adeni-nedinucleotide (FAD), pyridoxal-5-phosphate, tetrahydrofolic acid, carnitine
  5. Flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD), tetrahydrofolic acid, pyridoxal-5-phosphate, thymidine diphosphate (TDP), choline
Correct answer

Thymidine diphosphate (TDP), flavinadenine dinucleotide (FAD), coenzymeA (CoASH), nicotine amide adenine dinucleotide (NAD), lipoic acid

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