This is a real-world medical entrance exam question, please give the true answer based on the question and selection. Topic name: Glycolysis, Subject name: Biochemistry
[{'content': 'The metabolite that is regarded as the dead end in glycolysis - \nSelect and explain. \nA. Pyruvate, B. Lactate, C. 2,3-bisphosphoglycerate, D. 3-phosphoglycerate', 'role': 'user'}, {'content': "Answer: B \nExplanation: Ans. is 'b' i.e.? Lactate o Unlike pyruvate wrhich is converted to acetyl CoA to enter into krebs cycle, lactate cannot be further utilized by further metabolic pathways.o Thus, lactate can be regarded as dead end in glycolysis.", 'role': 'assistant'}]