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The vitamin niacin is an essential component of NAD+. Niacin can be consumed in food or manufactured in the body from tryptophan, an amino acid. How would a person's ability to break down glucose through glycolysis be affected if the person's diet were deficient in both niacin and tryptophan? Explain your anwser!

2006-11-20 10:14:33 · 2 answers · asked by PauL M 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology

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NAD+ is a reactant in glycolysis. If it is not available, glycolysis cannot take place.

2006-11-20 10:24:15 · answer #1 · answered by champagne0684 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

Try researching your own home work.

2006-11-20 10:22:15 · answer #2 · answered by lil bit 3 · 0⤊ 6⤋