KROK 1 2012 – Question 197 · KROK (Medicine) · Biological Chemistry
Pharmacological effects of antidepressants are based upon blocking (inhibiting) the enzyme that acts as a catalyst for the breakdown of biogenic amines noradrenalin and serotonin in the mitochondria of cephalic neurons. What enzyme takes part in this process?
- A. Monoamine oxidase
- B. Transaminase
- C. Decarboxylase
- D. Peptidase
- E. Lyase
Hint
Ask what type of chemical reaction inactivates noradrenaline and serotonin in mitochondria, then identify the enzyme class that catalyses it.
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