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Amino Acid Metabolism - Medical Science

Q1:

A person suffering from phenylketonuria on consumption food containing high phenylalanine may lead to the accumulation of

A phenylalanine

B phenylpyruvate

C tyrosine

D isoleucine

ANS:B - phenylpyruvate

Phe convert to tyrosine by enzyme called phe hydroxylase.

So when this enzyme deficiency phe convert to anther pathway which is toxic and result is phenylpyruvate.