KROK 1 2010 – Question 116 · KROK (Medicine) · Biological Chemistry
A sportsman needs to improve his sporting results. He was recommended to take a preparation that contains carnitine. What process is activated the most by this compound?
- A. Glucose transporting
- B. Amino acids transporting
- C. Vitamin K transporting
- D. Calcium ions transporting
- E. Fatty acids transporting
Hint
Ask which energy substrate depends on a carnitine shuttle to cross the inner mitochondrial membrane before it can be burned for energy.
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