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AIIMS 201826 May
Exam
AIIMS
Year
2018
Date
26 May
Subject
Zoology
Chapter
Digestion and Absorption

AIIMS 2018 · 26 May · Zoology · Digestion and Absorption

The vitamin nicotinamide can be synthesised in our body from

The vitamin nicotinamide can be synthesised in our body from

Options

  1. Atyrosine
  2. Btryptophan
  3. Cvaline
  4. Dphenylalanine.

Correct answer

B. tryptophan

Step-by-step solution

The amino acid tryptophan serves as a source material for the synthesis of nicotinamide which in turn forms two coenzymes, NAD and NADP with metabolic roles.
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