KROK 1 2014 – Question 90 · KROK (Medicine) · Biological Chemistry
In case of alkaptonuria, homogentisic acid is excreted in urine in large amounts. The development of this disease is associated with a disorder of metabolism of the following amino acid:
- A. Phenylalanine
- B. Alanine
- C. Methionine
- D. Tyrosine
- E. Asparagine
Hint
Homogentisic acid is an intermediate of a catabolic pathway; ask which amino acid's degradation passes through it and where that pathway is blocked.
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