Description : Upon hydrolysis, proteins give (a) Amino acids (b) Hydroxy acids (c) Fatty acids (d) Alcohols
Last Answer : Amino acids
Description : Folic acid or folate consists of the (A) Base pteridine, p-amino benzoic acid and asparate (B) Base purine, p-amino benzoic acid and glutamate (C) Base pteridine, p-amino benzoic acid and glutamate (D) Base purine, p-hydroxy benzoic acid and glutamate
Last Answer : Answer : C
Description : The amino acid containing hydroxy group: (A) Glycine (B) Isoleucine (C) Arginine (D) Thereonine
Last Answer : Answer : D
Description : The first amino acid incorporated in a polypeptide in a ribosome of a human is (A) N formyl methionine (B) Methionine (C) Phenyl alanine (D) Hydroxy lysine
Last Answer : Answer : B
Description : The fat of a common mussel-secretes a sticky glue that can be used to make heart implants. The unique chemical compound present in the glue is: (1) Amino phenyl alanine (2) Hydroxy phenyl alanine (3) Phenyl alanine (4) Dihydroxy phenyl alanine
Last Answer : (4) Dihydroxy phenyl alanine Explanation: The foot of the common mussel (Mytilus edulis) produces a sticky glue due to a unique compound called mussel adhesive protein, which contains a high ... be used as a tooth coating to prevent dental plaque, which is caused by bacterial infection.
Last Answer : Dihydroxy phenyl alanine
Description : In the biosynthesis of testosterone the rate limiting step is conversion of (A) Cholesterol to pregnenolone (B) Pregnenolone to progesterone (C) Progesterone to 17 α-hydroxy progesterone (D) 17 α-Hydroxy progesterone to androstenedione
Last Answer : Answer : A
Description : Catecholamine hormones are (A) 3, 4-Dihydroxy derivatives of phenylethylamine (B) p-Hydroxy derivatives of phenylacetate (C) p-Hydroxy derivatives of phenylpyruvate (D) p-Hydroxy derivatives of phenyllactate
Description : Goitrogenic substance present in cabbage is (A) 5-vinyl-2 thio oxalzolidone (B) Pyridine-3-carboxylic acid (C) 3-Hydroxy-4, 5-dihydroxymethyl1–2-methyl pyridine (D) δ-ALA dehydratase
Description : Acetoacetyl-CoA condenses with one more molecule of acetyl-CoA to form (A) Mevalonate (B) Acetoacetate (C) β-Hydroxybutyrate (D) 3-Hydroxy 3-methyl-glutaryl-CoA
Description : The protein, which is in fact a multifunctional enzyme complex in higher organism is (A) Acetyl transacylase (B) Malonyl transacylase (C) 3-Hydroxy acyl-ACP dehyratase (D) Fatty acid synthase
Description : In the pathway leading to biosynthesis of acetoacetate from acetyl-CoA in liver, the immediate precursor of aceotacetate is (A) Acetoacetyl-CoA (B) 3-Hydroxybutyryl-CoA (C) 3-Hydroxy-3-methyl-glutaryl-CoA (D) 3-Hydroxybutyrate
Description : The synthesis of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA can occur (A) Only in mitochondria of all mammalian tissues (B) Only in the cytosol of all mammalian tissue (C) In both cytosol and mitochondria (D) In lysosomes
Description : The coenzyme involved in dehydrogenation of 3-hydroxy acyl-CoA is (A) FAD (B) FMN (C) NAD (D) NADP
Description : The formation of ∆2-trans-enoyl-CoA from acyl-CoA requires the enzyme: (A) Acyl-CoA synthetase (B) Acyl-CoA dehydrogenase (C) 3-Hydroxy acyl-CoA dehydrogenase (D) Thiolase
Description : Hydroxylation of 25-hydroxy cholecalciferol is promoted by (A) Cytochrome A (B) Panthyroid hormone (C) Cytochrome b (D) cAMP
Description : 1-hydroxylation of 25-hydroxy Vitamin D3 takes place in (A) Liver (B) Kidneys (C) Intestine (D) Pancreas
Description : Calcitriol is (A) 1-hydroxy cholecalciferol (B) 25-hydroxy cholecalciferol (C) 24, 25-dihydroxy cholecalciferol (D) 1, 25-dihydroxy cholecalciferol
Description : Hydroxylation of 25-hydroxy cholecalciferol is promoted by (A) Cytochrome - a (B) Parathyroid hormone (C) Cytochrome-b (D) CAMP
Description : Riboflavin is a coenzyme in the reaction catalysed by the enzyme (A) Acyl CoA synthetase (B) Acyl CoA dehydrogenase (C) β-Hydroxy acyl CoA (D) Enoyl CoA dehydrogenase
Description : Which of the following is a hydroxy fatty acid? (A) Oleic acid (B) Ricinoleic acid (C) Caproic acid (D) Stearic acid
Description : An example of a hydroxy fatty acid is (A) Ricinoleic acid (B) Crotonic acid (C) Butyric acid (D) Oleic acid
Description : RNA does not contain (A) Uracil (B) Adenine (C) Hydroxy methyl cytosine (D) Phosphate
Description : Frequently employed materials for the adsorption chromatography of proteins include (A) High capacity supporting gel (B) Starch blocks (C) Calcium phosphate gel alumina gel and hydroxy apatite (D) All of these
Description : Optical isomers of all aminoacids exist except (A) Glycine (B) Arginine (C) Alanine (D) Hydroxy proline
Description : One of the following has a phenolic group: (A) Histidine (B) Hydroxy lysine (C) Seratonine (D) Hydroxy proline
Description : Which among the following has an imidazole group? (A) Histidine (B) Tryptophan (C) Proline (D) Hydroxy proline
Description : Rothera test is not given by (A) β-hydroxy butyrate (B) bile salts (C) Glucose (D) None of these
Last Answer : A
Description : In EM pathway -2-phosphoglycerate is converted to (A) Phospho enol pyruvate (B) Enol pyruvate (C) Di hydroxy acetone phosphate (DHAP) (D) 1,3 bisphosphoglycerate
Description : Calcium absorption is inferred by (A) Fatty acids (B) Amino acids (C) Vitamin D (D) Vitamin B12
Description : Degeneracy of the genetic code denotes the existence of (A) Base triplets that do not code for any amino acids (B) Codons consisting of only two bases (C) Codons that include one or more of the unusual bases (D) Multiple codons for a single amino acid
Description : Which of the following gives a positive Ninhydrin test? (A) Reducing sugar (B) Triglycerides (C) α-amino acids (D) Phospholipids
Description : Selectins are proteins that can recognise specific (A) Carbohydrates (B) Lipids (C) Amino acids (D) Nucleotides
Description : Glycoproteins are marked for destruction by removal of their (A) Oligosaccharide prosthetic group (B) Sialic acid residues (C) Mannose residues (D) N-terminal amino acids
Description : All the following statements about recognition of a codon on mRNA by an anticodon on tRNA are correct except (A) The recognition of the third base of the codon is not very precise (B) ... degeneracy of the genetic code (D) Wobble results in incorporation of incorrect amino acids in the protein
Description : All of the following statements about nonsense codons are true except (A) They do not code for amino acids (B) They act as chain termination signals (C) They are identical in nuclear and mitochondrial DNA (D) They have no complementary anticodons
Description : Genetic code is said to be degenerate because (A) It can undergo mutations (B) A large proportion of DNA is non-coding (C) One codon can code for more than one amino acids (D) More than one codons can code for the same amino acids
Description : Introns in genes (A) Encode the amino acids which are removed during post-translational modification (B) Encode signal sequences which are removed before secretion of the proteins (C) Are the non-coding sequences which are not translated (D) Are the sequences that intervene between two genes
Description : Transfer RNA transfers (A) Information from DNA to ribosomes (B) Information from mRNA to cytosol (C) Amino acids from cytosol to ribosomes (D) Proteins from ribosomes to cytosol
Description : In the process of activation of amino acids for protein synthesis, the number of high energy phosphate bond equivalent utilised is (A) 0 (B) 1 (C) 2 (D) 4
Description : The enzyme amino acyl tRNA synthetase is involved in (A) Dissociation of discharged tRNA from 80S ribosome (B) Charging of tRNA with specific amino acids (C) Termination of protein synthesis (D) Nucleophilic attack on esterified carboxyl group of peptidyl tRNA
Description : Degeneracy of genetic code implies that (A) Codons do not code for specific amino acid (B) Multiple codons must decode the same amino acids (C) No anticodon on tRNA molecule (D) Specific codon decodes many amino acids
Description : Genetic code is (A) Collection of codon (B) Collection of amino acids (C) Collection of purine nucleotide (D) Collection of pyrimidine nucleotide
Description : Which of the following amino acids produce a vasoconstrictor on decarboxylation? (A) Histidine (B) Tyrosine (C) Threonine (D) Arginine
Description : __________ hormone is a single chain polypeptide having 32 amino acids with molecular weight of 3,600. (A) Testosteron (B) Thyroxine (C) Calcitonine (D) Vasopressin
Description : The sequence of amino acids in human growth hormone and the synthesis were done by (A) Sanger (B) Krebs (C) Chah Holi (D) Molisch
Description : Whcih of the following hormone is a peptide of less than ten amino acids? (A) Insulin (B) Growth hormone (C) Oxytocin (D) Parathyroid hormone 228 MCQs IN BIOCHEMISTRY
Description : Biological activity of gastrin is present in the (A) Four N-terminal amino acids (B) Four C-terminal amino acids (C) Five N-terminal amino acids (D) Five C-terminal amino acids
Description : Gastrin is a polypeptide made up of (A) Five amino acids (B) Twelve amino acids (C) Seventeen amino acids (D) Twenty amino acids
Description : Amino acid residues which are essential for the biological activity of PTH are (A) N-terminal 34 amino acids (B) N-terminal 50 amino acids (C) C-terminal 34 amino acids (D) C-terminal 50 amino acids