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Biochemistry Metabolism of nucleic acids ce158008

b-hydroxybutyric aciduria is associated with deficiency of

A
Orotidylic acid decarboxylase
B
Orotate phosphoribosyl transferase
C
PRPP Synthase
D
Dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase
High-Yield Explanation
b-hydroxybutyric aciduria, a pyrimidine catabolism disorder due to total or paial deficiency of the enzyme dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase. This disorder can develop toxicity to 5-fluorouracil, also a substrate for this dehydrogenase enzyme. Reference: Harpers illustrated biochemistry 30th edition

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