KROK 1 2007 – Question 148 · KROK (Medicine) · Biological Chemistry
According to clinical indications a patient was administered pyridoxal phosphate. What processes is this medication intended to correct?
- A. Synthesis of purine and pyrimidine bases
- B. Transamination and decarboxylation of aminoacids
- C. Oxidative decarboxylation of ketonic acids
- D. Desamination of purine nucleotide
- E. Protein synthesis
Hint
Pyridoxal phosphate is the active coenzyme form of vitamin B6; recall which reactions of amino acid metabolism depend on it, and compare this with the coenzymes needed for the other processes listed.
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