KROK 1 2019 – Question 29 · KROK (Medicine) · Biological Chemistry
During diabetes mellitus and starvation, the number of acetone bodies in blood increases. These bodies are used as a source of energy and are synthesized from the following substance:
- A. Ketoglutarate
- B. Acetyl-CoA
- C. Malate
- D. Succinyl-CoA
- E. Citrate
Hint
Ask which central intermediate of fat and carbohydrate catabolism is shunted into a different pathway when oxaloacetate is diverted into glucose synthesis.
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