KROK 1 2013 – Question 132 · KROK (Medicine) · Biological Chemistry
A 50-year-old patient with food poisoning is on a drip of 10% glucose solution. It not only provides the body with necessary energy, but also performs the function of detoxification by the production of a metabolite that participates in the following conjugation reaction:
- A. Sulfation
- B. Glucuronidation
- C. Hydroxylation
- D. Methylation
- E. Glycosylation
Hint
Consider what the liver can make from glucose and attach to toxins and foreign compounds to make them water-soluble for excretion.
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