If You Could Create and Introduce into Cells a Chemical

question 30

Multiple Choice

If you could create and introduce into cells a chemical that would very specifically denature enzymes involved in digesting phenylalanine,why would patients treated with this drug develop phenylketonuria?

• A)They lack an enzyme to break down phenylalanine.
• B)They lack an enzyme to produce phenylalanine.
• C)They produce too much phenylalanine.
• D)They lack an inhibitor of an enzyme to break down phenylalanine.
• E)They eat more phenylalanine than most peoplE.

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