08-17-2006, 08:40 AM
A 54-year-old male alcoholic presents to the emergency department with confusion and ataxia. Physical examination reveals limitation of eye movements. The attending physician administers thiamine. Activity of which of the following enzymes will likely increase after thiamine administration?
A. Fructose bisphosphate aldolase
B. Phosphogluconolactonase
C. Phosphoglycerate mutase
D. Transaldolase
E. Transketolase
A. Fructose bisphosphate aldolase
B. Phosphogluconolactonase
C. Phosphoglycerate mutase
D. Transaldolase
E. Transketolase