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Biochemistry Metabolism of carbohydrate 810b2633

The activity of pyruvate carboxylase is dependent upon the positive allosteric effector

A
Succinate
B
AMP
C
Isocitrate
D
Acetyl Co A
High-Yield Explanation
Pyruvate carboxylase is an allosteric enzyme. Acetyl CoA is an activator of pyruvate carboxylase so the generation of oxaloacetate is ored when acetyl CoA level is sufficiently high.Ref: DM Vasudevan, 7th edition, page no: 120

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