KROK 1 2013 – Question 63 · KROK (Medicine) · Biological Chemistry
A number of diseases can be diagnosed by evaluating activity of blood transaminases. What vitamin is one of cofactors of these enzymes?
- A. B8
- B. B5
- C. B6
- D. B1
- E. B2
Hint
Think about what chemical group a transaminase moves between substrates and which B vitamin supplies the coenzyme that temporarily carries it.
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