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Biochemistry Metabolism of protein and amino acid 58e7980b

Maple syrup urine disease is due to

A
a-ketoacid decarboxylase
B
Transaminase
C
Isomerase
D
Mutase
High-Yield Explanation
Maple syrup urine disease is also known as Branched chain ketonuria. The basic biochemical deformity is deficient decarboxylation of branched-chain keto acid. This is due to the deficiency of alpha-ketoacid decarboxylase.Ref: DM Vasudevan - Textbook of Biochemistry, 7th edition, page no: 230

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