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Biochemistry General 2e50d60a

Which of the following enzymic activities would you expect to be decreased in thiamine deficiency?

A
Pyruvate carboxylase
B
Isocitrate dehydrogenase
C
Fumarase
D
a-Ketoglutarate dehydrogenase
High-Yield Explanation
In the reaction catalyzed by a-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase complex, thiamine pyrophosphate, the cofactor form of thiamine, functions as a transient carrier of the five-carbon intermediate produced on decarboxylation of a-ketoglutrate. Biotin is a coenzyme of pyruvate carboxylase. Isocitrate dehydrogenase use NAD+ as coenzymes, whereas fumarase has no coenzyme. Ref: Brooks G.F. (2013). Chapter 6. Microbial Metabolism. In G.F. Brooks (Ed),Jawetz, Melnick, & Adelberg's Medical Microbiology, 26e.

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