KROK 1 Stomatology 2015 – Question 36 · KROK (Dentistry)

A patient has been prescribed pyridoxal phosphate. What processes are corrected with this drug?

  1. A. Protein synthesis
  2. B. Transamination and decarboxylation of amino acids
  3. C. Deamination of amino acids
  4. D. Synthesis of purine and pyrimidine bases
  5. E. Oxidative decarboxylation of keto acids
Hint

Recall the coenzyme form of vitamin B₆ and the enzymes of amino acid metabolism that require it.

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