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The vitamin which helps in carbohydrate metabolism during glycolysis and TCA cycle is

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Riboflavin
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Thiamine
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Folk acid
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Pantothenic acid
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Solution

The correct option is B Thiamine
It acts as the coenzyme of pyruvate carboxylase. Its active factor is thymine pyrophosphate. It causes decarboxylation of pyruvic acid.

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