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Yeast Can Metabolize D-Mannose to Ethanol and CO2

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Yeast can metabolize D-mannose to ethanol and CO2. In addition to the glycolytic enzymes, the only other enzyme needed is phosphomannose isomerase, which converts mannose 6-phosphate to fructose 6-phosphate. If mannose is converted to ethanol and CO2 by the most direct pathway, which of the compounds and cofactors in this list are involved?
A. Lactate
B. Acetaldehyde
C. Acetyl-CoA
D. FAD
E. Glucose 6-phosphate
F. Fructose 1-phosphate
G. Pyruvate
H. Lipoic acid
I. Thiamine pyrophosphate
J. Dihydroxyacetone phosphate

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Acetaldehyde
C: Acet...

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