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During hypersensitivity skin test a patient received an allergen subcutaneously, after which the patient developed skin redness, edema, and pain due to histamine action. This biogenic amine is produced as the result of the following transformation of histidine amino acid:

Answer options

  1. Deaminization
  2. Methylation
  3. Isomerization
  4. Phosphorilation
  5. Decarboxylation
Correct answer

Decarboxylation

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