KROK 1 2013 – Question 72 · KROK (Medicine) · Biological Chemistry
By the decarboxylation of glutamate in the CNS an inhibitory mediator is formed. Name it:
- A. Serotonin
- B. Glutathione
- C. Histamine
- D. GABA
- E. Asparagine
Hint
Recall the vitamin B6-dependent decarboxylation of the main excitatory amino acid of the brain and the kind of transmitter that results.
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