KROK 1 2008 – Question 112 · KROK (Medicine) · Biological Chemistry
A doctor examined a child and revealed symptoms of rachitis. Development of this disease was caused by deficiency of the following compound:
- A. Naphthoquinone
- B. Biotin
- C. 1,25 [OH]-dihydroxycholecalciferol
- D. Retinol
- E. Tocopherol
Hint
Rickets is a failure of bone mineralisation; ask which listed compound controls intestinal absorption of calcium and phosphate.
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