Enzyme deficiencies that affect the fatty acid β-oxidation pathway are often diagnosed by examining the different metabolic intermediates in the bloodstream. An individual with a deficiency in an enzyme required for β oxidation would have which of the following results if the ketone bodies and glucose concentration of their blood were tested after fasting

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Armando Contreras

Biology

19 January, 16:54

Enzyme deficiencies that affect the fatty acid β-oxidation pathway are often diagnosed by examining the different metabolic intermediates in the bloodstream. An individual with a deficiency in an enzyme required for β oxidation would have which of the following results if the ketone bodies and glucose concentration of their blood were tested after fasting

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Eleanor Clements · Answer 1

Hypoketotic Hypoglycemia.

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The deficiency of the enzyme required for β oxidation are diagnosed by examining different metabolic intermediates in the bloodstream. So if an individual having the deficiency of the enzyme required for the β oxidation the blood was tested after fasting and testes the ketone bodies and glucose concentration result is Hypoketotic hypoglycemia.