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Biochemistry General 57720b62

Zinc is a cofactor of

A
Alcohol dehydrogenase
B
Pyruvate Carboxylase
C
Pyruvate oxidase
D
None of the above
High-Yield Explanation
Metalloenzymes: These enzymes hold the metals rather tightly which are not readily exchanged.  Alcohol dehydrogenase, carbonic anhydrase, alkaline phosphatase, carboxypeptidase and aldolase contain zinc. Phenol oxidase (copper); Pyruvate oxidase (manganese); Xanthine oxidase (molybdenum); Cytochrome oxidase (iron and copper). Satyanrayana, Ed 3, page no 91

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