Which kind of metabolic poison would most directly interfere with glycolysis?
A) An agent that reacts with oxygen and depletes its concentration in the cell.
B) An agent that binds to pyruvate and inactivates it.
C) An agent that closely mimics the structure of glucose but is not metabolised.
D) An agent that reacts with NADH and oxidises it to NAD⁺.

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An agent that closely mimics the structure of glucose but is not metabolized would directly interfere with glycolysis by preventing the initial step of glucose phosphorylation, thereby blocking the entire glycolytic pathway.

Which Kind of Metabolic Poison Would Most Directly Interfere with Glycolysis