KROK 1 2015 – Question 166 · KROK (Medicine) · Biological Chemistry
A patient is diagnosed with cardiac infarction. Blood test for cardiospecific enzymes activity was performed. Which of the enzymes has three isoforms?
- A. Pyruvate kinase
- B. Aspartate transaminase
- C. Lactate dehydrogenase
- D. Creatine kinase
- E. Alanine transaminase
Hint
Consider the subunit structure of each enzyme used in diagnosing infarction and how many different combinations of subunits are possible.
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