alleryIn muscles short of oxygen, pyruvic acid is reduced to lactic acid by
ALactate dehydrogenase
BCitrate synthase
CAlcohol dehydrogenase
DPyruvate decarboxylase
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Lactate dehydrogenase
Lactate dehydrogenase uses NADH + H+ to reduce pyruvic acid to lactic acid in exercising muscle.
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