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Water-Soluble B Vitamins: B1, B2, B3, and B5 | USMLE Step 1
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A cell extract has low activity of both the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex and transketolase. Adding a single vitamin-derived coenzyme restores pyruvate oxidation and two-carbon transfer between sugar phosphates. The amounts of the enzyme proteins are normal.