Description : Buffering action of haemoglobin is mainly due to its (A) Glutamine residues (B) Arginine residues (C) Histidine residues (D) Lysine residues
Last Answer : Answer : C
Description : N-Formiminoglutamate is a metabolite of (A) Glutamate (B) Histidine (C) Tryptophan (D) Methionine
Last Answer : Answer : B
Description : Zinc finger motif is formed in some proteins by binding of zinc to (A) Two cysteine residues (B) Two histidine residues (C) Two arginine residues (D) Two cysteine and two histidine residues or two pairs of two cysteine residues each
Last Answer : Answer : D
Description : Which of the following amino acids produce a vasoconstrictor on decarboxylation? (A) Histidine (B) Tyrosine (C) Threonine (D) Arginine
Description : Histamine is formed from histidine by the enzyme histidine decarboxylase in the presence of (A) NAD (B) FMN (C) HS-CoA (D) B6-PO4
Description : An amino acid used for the synthesis of thyroid hormone is (A) Tyrosine (B) Tryptophan (C) Histidine (D) Proline
Last Answer : Answer : A
Description : In the synthesis of Angiotensin I, rennin acts on Angiotensinogen and cleaves the (A) Leucine – leucine at 10 and 11 position (B) Valine – tyrosine at 3 and 4 position (C) Isoleucine – histidine at 5 and 6 position (D) Proline – histidine at 7 and 8 position
Description : An amino acid required for porphyrin synthesis is (A) Proline (B) Glycine (C) Serine (D) Histidine
Description : Which of the following amino acid has been shown as one of the active site of phosphoglucomutase? (A) Lysine (B) Tyrosine (C) Serine (D) Histidine
Description : Pyridoxine deficiency can be diagnosed by measuring the urinary excretion of xanthurenic acid following a test dose of (A) Glycine (B) Histidine (C) Tryptophan (D) Pyridoxine
Description : Niacin can be synthesised in human beings from (A) Histidine (B) Phenylalanine (C) Tyrosine (D) Tryptophan
Description : In Ames’ assay, liver homogenate is included in the culture medium because (A) It converts pro-carcinogens into carcinogens (B) Liver can metabolise histidine (C) Salmonella mainly infects liver (D) Liver is very susceptible to cancer
Description : In Ames’ assay, addition of a carcinogen to the culture medium allows S. typhimurium to grow (A) In the presence of histidine (B) In the presence of arginine (C) In the absence of histidine (D) In the absence of arginine
Description : All the following amino acids are nonessential except (A) Alanine (B) Histidine (C) Cysteine (D) Proline
Description : An important finding in Histidinemia is (A) Impairment of conversion of α-Glutamate to α-ketoglutarate (B) Speech defect (C) Decreased urinary histidine level (D) Patients can not be treated by diet
Description : The amino acid which synthesizes many hormornes: (A) Valine (B) Phenylalanine (C) Alanine (D) Histidine
Description : Neutral amino acid is (A) Leucine (B) Lysine (C) Aspartic acid (D) Histidine
Description : Which of the amino acid produces a vasodilator on decarboxylation? (A) Glutamin acid (B) Histidine (C) Ornithine (D) Cysteine
Description : All α-amino acids have one asymmetric carbon atom except (A) Arginine (B) Glycine (C) Aspartic acid (D) Histidine
Description : In small intestine trypsin hydrolyzes peptide linkages containing (A) Arginine (B) Histidine (C) Serine (D) Aspartate
Description : α-helix is disrupted by certain amino acids like (A) Proline (B) Arginine (C) Histidine (D) Lysine
Description : The amino acid which contains an indole group is (A) Histidine (B) Arginine (C) Cystine (D) Tryptophan
Description : Histidine is converted to histamine through the process of (A) Transamination (B) Decarboxylation (C) Oxidative deamination (D) Urea cycle
Description : All amino acids have one asymmetric carbon atom, except (A) Arginine (B) Aspargine (C) Histidine (D) Glycine
Description : The amino acids in which the R groups have a net positive charge at pH 7.0 are (A) Lysine, Arginine, Histidine (B) Lysine, Aspargine (C) Histidine, Aspargine (D) Glutamine, Arginine
Description : Amino acids excepting histidine are not good buffering agents in cell because (A) They exist as zwitter ions (B) Their pk and not in the physiological pH of a cell (C) Only Histidine has pk of its R group at 6.0 unlike the others which have at a different pH (D) None of these
Description : It is the only amino acid having an ionizing ‘R’ group with a pK’ near 7 and is important in the active site of some enzymes: (A) Arginine (B) Cystein (C) Cystine (D) Histidine
Description : The lone pair of electrons at one of the ring nitrogens in the given amino acid makes a potential ligand, which is important in binding the iron atoms in hemoglobin: (A) Tryptophan (B) Threonine (C) Histidine (D) Serine
Description : Which one of the amino acids could serve as the best buffer at pH 7? (A) Glutamic acid (B) Arginine (C) Valine (D) Histidine
Description : The greatest buffering capacity at physiologic pH would be provided by a protein rich in which of the following amino acids ? (A) Lysine (B) Histidine (C) Aspartic acid (D) Valine
Description : An amino acid not involved in urea cycle is (A) Arginine (B) Histidine (C) Ornithine (D) Citrulline
Description : The amino acid which synthesizes many hormones: (A) Valine (B) Phenyl alanine (C) Alanine (D) Histidine
Description : The basic amino acid: (A) Glycine (B) Leucine (C) Histidine (D) Proline
Description : The neutral amino acid is (A) Lysine (B) Proline (C) Leucine (D) Histidine
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 : The amino acid which contains an indole group is (A) Histidine (B) Arginine (C) Glycine (D) Tryptophan
Description : The amino acid which contains a guanidine group is (A) Histidine (B) Arginine (C) Citrulline (D) Ornithine
Description : This amino acid cannot have optical isomers: (A) Alanine (B) Histidine (C) Threonine (D) Glycine
Description : Seratonin is derived in the body from the following amino acid: (A) Phenylalanine (B) Histidine (C) Tryptophan (D) Serine
Description : Histidine is converted into histamine by (A) Carboxylation (B) Decarboxylation (C) Methylation (D) Hydroxylation
Description : Histamine is formed from histidine by (A) Deamination (B) Dehydrogenation (C) Decarboxylation (D) Carboxylation
Description : The defective enzyme in histidinemia is (A) Histidine carboxylase (B) Histidine decarboxylase (C) Histidase (D) Histidine oxidase
Description : An amino acid that does not take part in α helix formation is (A) Histidine (B) Tyrosine (C) Proline (D) Tryptophan
Description : A vasodilating compound is produced by the decarboxylation of the amino acid: (A) Arginine (B) Aspartic acid (C) Glutamine (D) Histidine
Description : An amino acid not found in proteins is (A) β-Alanine (B) Proline (C) Lysine (D) Histidine
Description : Which special group is present in Histidine?
Last Answer : Imidazole group.
Description : Happy Tofurkey Day, to all of my fellow Canuckleheads! Flutherites, care to share your Thanksgiving side-dish speciality?
Last Answer : fondant potatoes ….and a side of justice (makes fist)
Description : Can you cook? And, if you can, what's your speciality?
Last Answer : Not sure I have a specialty. I like to cook and makes lots of different things. I don’t like things that take a lot of pots and dishes to prepare. I prefer simpler foods with fewer steps.
Description : What is the ‘speciality’ of Visvesvaraya Iron and Steel Plant? -SST 10th
Last Answer : (i) It produces special Steel and alloy. (ii) Mahatma Gandhi HEP station and Sharavati HEP station supply electricity to this plant on a large scale.