KROK 1 Stomatology 2014 – Question 135 · KROK (Dentistry)
In patients with glycogenosis, that is von Gierke’s disease, the conversion of glucose-6-phosphate into glucose is inhibited, which is accompanied by the improper breakdown of glycogen in the liver. The cause of this condition is the following enzyme deficiency:
- A. Glycogen phosphorylase
- B. Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase
- C. Phosphofructokinase
- D. Phosphoglucomutase
- E. Glucose-6-phosphatase
Hint
Identify the enzyme that catalyses the final step of both glycogenolysis and gluconeogenesis in the liver, releasing free glucose into the blood.
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