KROK 1 2011 – Question 19 · KROK (Medicine) · Biological Chemistry
A 46-year-old patient consulted a doctor complaining about joint pain that becomes stronger the day before the weather changes. Blood examination revealed an increased concentration of uric acid. The most probable cause of the disease is the intensified disintegration of the following substance:
- A. Thymidine monophosphate
- B. Uridine triphosphate
- C. Cytidine monophosphate
- D. Adenosine monophosphate
- E. Uridine monophosphate
Hint
Ask which class of nitrogenous bases is broken down to uric acid, and sort the listed nucleotides by that class.
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