Question

In mammals, which intermediate of carbohydrate metabolism CANNOT relieve ketosis?
a) succinyl-CoA
b) fumarate
c) glycerol
d) lactate
e) acetyl-COA

Answer 1

Answer: D) Lactate

Explanation:

  In mammals, lactate is the intermediate of the carbohydrate metabolism which cannot relieve ketosis as, all the other options are producing energy directly but lactate does not because ketosis relieve can produced energy from, the alternate sources. As, ketosis is the metabolic state from which the energy of the body are supplied from the ketosis.