Which Enzyme of the Pyrimidine Synthesis Pathway Is the Most

question 4

Multiple Choice

Which enzyme of the pyrimidine synthesis pathway is the most highly regulated?

• A)carbamoyl phosphate synthetase
• B)aspartate transcarbamoylase
• C)orotate phosphoribosyltransferase
• D)UMP kinase
• E)nucleoside diphosphate kinase

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