A person is carrying out in vitro synthesis of uric acid from GMP.He or she wants to include all substrates and enzymes necessary.All EXCEPT __________ should be included in the reaction mixture.
A) adenosine deaminase
B) purine nucleoside phosphorylase
C) guanine deaminase
D) xanthine oxidase

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Adenosine deaminase is not necessary for the synthesis of uric acid from GMP. The other three enzymes, purine nucleoside phosphorylase, guanine deaminase, and xanthine oxidase, are all necessary for the conversion of GMP to uric acid.

A Person Is Carrying Out in Vitro Synthesis of Uric