Intestinal Absorption — Topic Test
6 questions · exam mode (answers revealed at the end). 18 min suggested.
A 6-month-old infant being investigated for failure to thrive is found to have a defect in the cystinuria transporter, impairing intestinal and renal absorption of dibasic amino acids. Which additional amino acid is most likely also malabsorbed due to sharing this carrier?
AArginine
BGlutamate
CGlycine
DProline