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6753 Biochemistry

Vitamers represent:

AChemically similar substances that possess qualitatively similar vitamin activity
BChemically dissimilar substances that possess qualitatively similar vitamin activity
CChemically similar substances that possess qualitatively less vitamin activity
DChemically similar substances that possess qualitatively more vitamin activity
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6756 Biochemistry

A pregnant woman who has a lactase deficiency and cannot tolerate milk in her diet is concerned that she will not be able to produce milk of sufficient caloric value to nourish her baby. The best advice to her is which one of the following?

AShe must consume pure galactose in order to produce the galactose moiety of lactose.
BShe will not be able to breastfeed her baby because she cannot produce lactose.
CThe production of lactose by the mammary gland does not require the ingestion of milk or milk products.
DShe can produce lactose directly by degrading a-lactalbumin.
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