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Biochemistry NEET 2018 27dacfc7

The enzyme deficient in Lysch Nyhan syndrome is:-

A
Adenosine Deaminase
B
PRPP synthetase
C
HGPase
D
Xanthine oxidase
High-Yield Explanation
HGPase (Hypoxanthine guanine phosphoribosyl transferase) deficiency: Causes Lesch-Nyhan syndrome. | synthesis of purine nucleotides |utilization of purines (hypoxanthine and guanine) by salvage pathway-accumulation of PRPP (Neurotoxic component)- Self mutilation Defect in salvage pathway- | IMP and CMP - impairment feedback regulation of their production

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