TOPICS: Alanine, oxaloacetate, acetyl CoA, lactate, muscle, protein catabolism, gluconeogenesis, liver, aerobic, anaerobic, pyruvate dehydrogenase complex, thiamine (B1), riboflavin (B2), niacin (B3), pantothenic acid (B5), pyridoxine (B6), biotin (B7), pyruvate dehydrogenase deficiency, lipoic acid, FAD, NAD, NADH, pyruvate dehydrogenase, electron transport chain (ETC), fed state, fasting state, ATP, pyruvate carboxylase, pyruvate metabolism, alanine cycle, Cori cycle, lactate dehydrogenase, alanine aminotransferase, mitochondria, beta oxidation, glycerol, X-linked, lactic acidosis, carbohydrates, amino acids, lysine, leucine, ketogenic amino acids