Exam questionKROK 1Medicine ยท 2022
A patient with hereditary hyperammonemta, caused by disturbed ornithine cycle, developed secondary orotaciduria. What metabolite of the ornithine cycle has high levels in this case, causing the increased synthesis of orotic acid?
Answer options
- Carbamoyl phosphate
- Urea
- Argininosuccinate
- Ornithine
- Citrulline
Correct answer
Carbamoyl phosphate
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