Problem: How would a defect in fructose 1,6-bisphosphatase (FBPase) affect the levels of lactate in the blood?
- lactate levels would decrease because glycolysis would slow down and create less pyruvate, the precursor to lactate
- lactate levels would decrease because gluconeogenesis would speed up conversion of lactate into glucose
- lactate levels would increase because gluconeogenesis would not be able to successfully convert lactate into glucose
- lactate levels would increase because glycolysis would create more pyruvate, the precursor to lactate