KROK 1 Stomatology 2013 – Question 94 · KROK (Dentistry)
Inhibitory effect of GABA is due to the increased permeability of the postsynaptic membrane for chloride ions. This mediator is produced as a result of decarboxylation of the following amino acid:
- A. Aspartate
- B. Asparagine
- C. Glutamate
- D. Arginine
- E. Glutamine
Hint
Compare carbon skeletons: which amino acid, after losing its alpha-carboxyl group, gives a four-carbon chain with the amino group in the gamma position?
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