Which of the following is TRUE on the cause of beriberi? A. Milled rice is quite

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Which of the following is TRUE on the cause of beriberi?

A. Milled rice is quite low in thiamine, which is required to make a key coenzyme needed by the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex.

B. A lack of thiamine pyrophosphate would disrupt pyruvate metabolism, leading to beriberi.

C. The component of pyruvate dehydrogenase that needs thiamine pyrophosphate as a prosthetic group is called E1 (or the "pyruvate dehydrogenase component").

D. Thiamine pyrophosphate is a prosthetic group in an enzyme of the citric acid cycle as well as in the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex.

E. All of the above are true.

Explanation / Answer

the true statement about beriberi,

E. All of the above are true.

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