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Exam questionKROK 1Dentistry ยท 2008

Laboratory examination of a child revealed high content of leucine, valine, isoleucine and their ketoderivates in blood and urine. Urine had the typical smell of maple syrup. This disease was caused by deficiency of the following enzyme:

Answer options

  1. phosphofructomutase
  2. Dehydrogenase of branched amino acids
  3. Aminotransferase
  4. Phosphofructokinase
  5. Glucose-6-phosphatase
Correct answer

Dehydrogenase of branched amino acids

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