Multiple Choice
If glucose, radioactively labeled in the C-2 position with 14C, is used as a substrate in a yeast extract maintained under strictly anaerobic conditions, what is the location of 14C in the product ethanol?
A) 14CH3-CH2-OH
B) CH3-14CH2-OH
C) CH3-CHOH-14COO-
D) It is released as 14CO2 by pyruvate decarboxylase and never becomes part of ethanol.
E) It is released as 14CO2 by alcohol dehydrogenase and never becomes part of ethanol.
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