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Lactic acidosis in thiamine deficiency is due to which enzyme dysfunction?

A
Phosphoenol Pyruvate Carboxykinase
B
Pyruvate Dehydrogenase
C
Pyruvate Carboxylase
D
Aldolase
High-Yield Explanation
In Thiamine deficiency, PDH reaction is defective. So, pyruvate is converted to lactic acid. Causes of inhibition of PDH leading to lactic acidosis: Inherited PDH deficiency Thiamine deficiency Alcoholics due to thiamine deficiency Arsenite and Mercury poisoning Harper 30th edition

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