Question 7

(Multiple Choice)

Arsenic poisoning by either arsenite or organic arsenical agents work by binding to dithiol compounds such as _________ meaning that in addition to inactivation of pyruvate dehydrogenase,the citric acid cycle enzyme _________ would be inactivated.


A)cysteine;aconitase
B)coenzyme A; α\alpha -ketoglutarate dehydrogenase
C)coenzyme A;citrate synthase
D)thiamine pyrophosphate;isocitrate dehydrogenase
E)lipoic acid; α\alpha -ketoglutarate dehydrogenase

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