KROK 1 2023 – Question 101 · KROK (Medicine) · Biological Chemistry
A 55-year-old patient complains of pain in the joints that becomes worse before changes in the weather. Blood tests detect high levels of uric acid. What substance is breaking down, likely causing this condition in the patient?
- A. Uridine monophosphate
- B. Adenosine monophosphate
- C. Thymidine monophosphate
- D. Cytidine monophosphate
- E. —
Hint
Uric acid is the end product of one particular family of nitrogenous bases; think about which of these nucleotides belongs to that family.
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