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A 52-year-old African American man with newly diagnosed diabetes presents to the outpatient clinic in a tachycardic and diaphoretic state. The patient admits that he skipped lunch. His blood sugar is 42 mg/dL. Which co-enzyme is required in the final synthetic step for the effector hormone causing these symptoms?

A. S-Adenosyl-methionine

B. Tetrahydrobiopterin

C. Vitamin B12

D. Vitamin C

E. None



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Not sure...but i think its D... vaguely remember having read somewhere about this.

  #3

A, it is SAM that is needed to turn NE-->E

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what does E have to do in this situation? E stimulates B1 receptors?

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