A 52-year-old man who is recently diagnosed with gout is presented to his physician to discuss his treatment plan. One of the treatments that will be

[Joyce]

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A 52-year-old man who is recently diagnosed with gout is presented to his physician to discuss his treatment plan. One of the treatments that will be taken is allopurinol.

Which of these enzymes is targeted by this medication?

A-Hypoxanthine guanine phosphoribosyltransferase
B-Phosphoribosylpyrophosphate synthase
C-Guanase
D-Xanthine oxidase

 

[Tiffany Wong]

C-Guanase