Exam questionKROK 1Medicine ยท 2014
Malaria is treated with structural analogs of vitamin B2 (riboflavin). These drugs disrupt the synthesis of the following enzymes in plasmodium:
Answer options
- FAD-dependent dehydrogenase
- Aminotransferase
- Cytochrome oxidase
- NAD-dependent dehydrogenase
- Peptidase
Correct answer
FAD-dependent dehydrogenase
Explanation
That is the coenzyme of vitamin B2 along with FMN (Flavin-Mononucleotide).
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