alleryStart learning →Vitamin C serves as a coenzyme for enzymes that build which body component?
AGlycogen stored in the liver
BCollagen in connective tissue
CMyelin around nerve axons
DHaemoglobin in red blood cells
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Collagen in connective tissue
1. Coenzymes are organic helper molecules and dietary vitamins are their most common source.
2. Vitamin C is a coenzyme for multiple enzymes.
3. Those enzymes take part in building collagen, an important connective tissue component.
4. Myelin, glycogen and haemoglobin are all real body components, but none of them is the product named for vitamin C here.
_Source: OpenStax Biology (1st ed., CC BY 4.0), Ch 6 "Metabolism", section 6.5 Enzymes_
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