KROK 1 2011 – Question 58 · KROK (Medicine) · Biological Chemistry
A patient has an increased pyruvate concentration in blood, most of it is excreted with the urine. What kind of avitaminosis has this patient?
- A. B3
- B. E
- C. B6
- D. B2
- E. B1
Hint
Think about the enzyme complex that normally removes pyruvate by converting it to acetyl-CoA, and ask which vitamin supplies its coenzyme.
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