KROK 1 2007 – Question 50 · KROK (Medicine) · Biological Chemistry
An experimental animal has been given excessive amount of carbon-labeled glucose for a week. What compound can the label be found in?
- A. Arachidonic acid
- B. Vitamin A
- C. Methionine
- D. Palmitic acid
- E. Choline
Hint
Think about what the body builds from surplus carbohydrate via acetyl-CoA, and which of the listed compounds are essential nutrients that cannot be made from glucose.
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