KROK 1 Stomatology 2014 – Question 151 · KROK (Dentistry)
Pyruvic acid as an intermediate metabolite of carbohydrate, lipid and amino acid metabolism can undergo oxidative decarboxylation. Impairment of this process is caused by a lack of the following nutrient in the diet:
- A. Pangamic acid
- B. Pyridoxine
- C. Ascorbic acid
- D. Thiamin
- E. Citrin
Hint
Recall the coenzymes of the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex and which of them comes from a vitamin needed for every α-keto acid decarboxylation.
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