試題詳解

33. Which one of the following statements about gluconeogenesis is     not true    ?
(A) If the reactions of gluconeogenesis were simply the reactions of glycolysis in reverse, the process would be energetically unfeasible (highly endergonic).
(B) The conversion of pyruvate to phosphoenolpruvate in gluconeogenesis requires both pyruvate carboxylase and phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase.
(C) The first step in the synthesis of glucose from lactate in the liver is oxidation of the lactate to pyruvate.
(D) Ingesting sodium succinate cannot promote gluconeogenesis.
(E) None of the above.