Arsenic is a water soluble element that is a poison because it functions as an allosteric inhibitor of the citric acid cycle enzymes pyruvate dehydrogenase and succinate dehydrogenase. One of the consequences of arsenic poisoning is lactic acidosis from the buildup of lactate in the body. Why does arsenic treatment result in a buildup of lactate?

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Arsenic is a water soluble element that is a poison because it functions as an allosteric inhibitor of the citric acid cycle enzymes pyruvate
dehydrogenase and succinate dehydrogenase. One of the consequences of arsenic poisoning is lactic acidosis from the buildup of lactate in the
body. Why does arsenic treatment result in a buildup of lactate?
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Pyruvate
Acetyl
Hydrogen
COA SH + NAD+
Pyruvate dehydrogenase
Co,+NADH, H*
Adenosine
Carbon
ATR
triphosphate
CoA
Охygen
Guanosine
CGTP triphosphate
Sulfur
Acetyl-CoA
COA SH
Q
Coenzyme Q
CoA
Coenzyme A
HCO3 +CATP
Water
NADH Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide
Citrate
Pyruvate carboxylase
Pyruvate dehydrogenase Enzyme
ADP+Pi
Citrate synthase
Aconitase
Oxaloacetate
Water
cis-Aconitate
Water
NADH, H*
Aconitase
Malate dehydrogenase
NAD.
D-Isocitrate
NAD*
Malate
NADH, H*
Isocitrate dehydrogenase
CO2
Citric acid cycle
Fumarase
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Transcribed Image Text:int IMLeagues | Provi... Time Remaining: 00:18:21 A Hide Time Remaining A Arsenic is a water soluble element that is a poison because it functions as an allosteric inhibitor of the citric acid cycle enzymes pyruvate dehydrogenase and succinate dehydrogenase. One of the consequences of arsenic poisoning is lactic acidosis from the buildup of lactate in the body. Why does arsenic treatment result in a buildup of lactate? Legend Pyruvate Acetyl Hydrogen COA SH + NAD+ Pyruvate dehydrogenase Co,+NADH, H* Adenosine Carbon ATR triphosphate CoA Охygen Guanosine CGTP triphosphate Sulfur Acetyl-CoA COA SH Q Coenzyme Q CoA Coenzyme A HCO3 +CATP Water NADH Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide Citrate Pyruvate carboxylase Pyruvate dehydrogenase Enzyme ADP+Pi Citrate synthase Aconitase Oxaloacetate Water cis-Aconitate Water NADH, H* Aconitase Malate dehydrogenase NAD. D-Isocitrate NAD* Malate NADH, H* Isocitrate dehydrogenase CO2 Citric acid cycle Fumarase MacBook Pr
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NAD*
Malate
Citric acid cycle
NADH, H*
Isocitrate dehydrogenase
CO2
со,
Fumarase
Water
a-ketoglutarate
NAD*+ COA SH
Fumarate
a-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase
NADH, H*+ CO,
Succinyl-CoA
QH2
Succinyl-CoA synthetase
CoA
GDP + Pi
Succinic dehydrogenase
Succinate
COA -SH + CGTP
O A. When the citric acid cycle can't operate, cells are forced to rely on glycolysis alone for ATP production, which produces lactate as a fermentation by-
product.
O B. Arsenic reacts with pyruvate and converts it into lactate.
O C. Inhibiting these enzymes in the citric acid cycle causes a feed-forward loop in which the electron transport chain reduces pyruvate to make lactate
instead of water.
O D. Arsenic inhibits regeneration of NAD during fermentation, causing a lactate buildup.
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Transcribed Image Text:V Show Time Remaining NAD* Malate Citric acid cycle NADH, H* Isocitrate dehydrogenase CO2 со, Fumarase Water a-ketoglutarate NAD*+ COA SH Fumarate a-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase NADH, H*+ CO, Succinyl-CoA QH2 Succinyl-CoA synthetase CoA GDP + Pi Succinic dehydrogenase Succinate COA -SH + CGTP O A. When the citric acid cycle can't operate, cells are forced to rely on glycolysis alone for ATP production, which produces lactate as a fermentation by- product. O B. Arsenic reacts with pyruvate and converts it into lactate. O C. Inhibiting these enzymes in the citric acid cycle causes a feed-forward loop in which the electron transport chain reduces pyruvate to make lactate instead of water. O D. Arsenic inhibits regeneration of NAD during fermentation, causing a lactate buildup. Reset Selection
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