KROK 1 2013 – Question 95 · KROK (Medicine) · Biological Chemistry
A hospital has admitted a patient complaining of abdominal bloating, diarrhea, flatulence after eating protein foods. These signs are indicative of the impaired digestion of proteins and their increased degradation. Which of the following compounds is the product of this process?
- A. Bilirubin
- B. Indole
- C. Putrescine
- D. Agmatine
- E. Cadaverine
Hint
Consider the bacterial putrefaction of undigested dietary protein in the large intestine and which amino-acid breakdown products it yields.
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