The symptoms of dietary deficiency of niacin (which results in pellagra) will be less severe if the diet has a high content of:
Correct Answer: Tryptophan
Description: a. Tryptophan(Ref: Nelson's 20/e p 325, Ghai 8/e p 118)Tryptophan can be converted to nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) 60mg tryptophan gives rise to 1mg niacin.
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