KROK 1 2008 – Question 3 · KROK (Medicine) · Biological Chemistry
A 3 year old child with fever was given aspirin. It resulted in intensified erythrocyte haemolysis. Hemolytic anemia might have been caused by congenital insufficiency of the following enzyme:
- A. γ-glutamyltransferase
- B. Glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase
- C. Glycerol phosphate dehydrogenase
- D. Glucose 6-phosphatase
- E. Glycogen phosphorylase
Hint
Think about what protects red cells from oxidative stress caused by drugs and infection, and which of the listed enzymes feeds that protection.
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