Description : Covalent modification of an enzyme usually involves phosphorylation / dephosphorylation of (A) Serine residue (B) Proline residue (C) Hydroxylysine residue (D) Hydroxyproline residue
Last Answer : Answer : A
Description : The amino terminal of all polypeptide chain at the time of synthesis in E. coli is tagged to the amino acid residue: (A) Methionine (B) Serine (C) N-formyl methinine(D) N-formal serine
Last Answer : Answer : C
Description : Vitamin K is a cofactor for (A) Gamma carboxylation of glutamic acid residue (B) β-Oxidation of fatty acid (C) Formation of γ-amino butyrate (D) Synthesis of tryptophan
Description : Along the α-helix each amino acid residue advances in nm by (A) 0.15 (B) 0.10 (C) 0.12 (D) 0.20
Description : Toxicity of mercury and cadmium is being reversed by protein mainly using the amino acid residue ____________. (a) Cysteine (b) Glycine (c) Lewcine (d) Lysine
Last Answer : (a) Cysteine
Description : Substrate-linked phosphorylation occurs in (A) Glycolytic pathway(B) Citric acid cycle (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) None of these
Description : The glycerol for fatty acid esterification in adipocytes is (A) For the most part, derived from glucose (B) Obtained primarily from phosphorylation of glycerol by glycerol kinase (C) Formed from gluconeogenesis (D) Formed from glycogenolysis ENZYMES 153
Description : Which of the following regulates lipolysis in adipocytes? (A) Activation of fatty acid synthesis mediated by CAMP (B) Glycerol phosphorylation to prevent futile esterification of fatty acids (C) ... result of hormone stimulated increases in CAMP levels (D) Activation of CAMP production by Insulin
Description : Tissues form lactic acid from glucose. This phenomenon is termed as (A) Aerobic glycolysis (B) Oxidation (C) Oxidative phosphorylation (D) Anaerobic glycolysis
Last Answer : D
Description : An alcoholic amine residue is present in which of the following lipids? (A) Phosphatidic acid (B) Cholesterol (C) Sphingomyelin (D) Ganglioside
Description : Phospholipase A2 is an enzyme which removes a fatty acid residue from lecithin to form (A) Lecithin fragments (B) Phosphotidic acid (C) Glyceryl phosphate (D) Lysolecithin
Last Answer : Answer : D
Description : A lipid containing alcoholic amine residue is (A) Phosphatidic acid (B) Ganglioside (C) Glucocerebroside (D) Sphingomyelin
Description : I-cell disease results from absence of the following from lysosomal enzymes: (A) Signal sequence (B) Mannose-6-phosphate (C) Sialic acid (D) A serine residue
Description : UDP and UTP are formed by phosphorylation from (A) AMP (B) ADP (C) ATP (D) GTP
Description : Phosphorylation of adenosine to AMP is catalysed by (A) Adenosine kinase (B) Deoxycytidine kinase (C) Adenylosuccinase (D) Adenylosuccinate synthetase
Description : Which one of the following statements is incorrect? (A) Insulin increases glucose phosphorylation (B) Insulin increases glycolysis (C) Insulin augments HMP shunt (D) Insulin promotes gluconeogenesis
Description : Binding of growth hormone to its receptor results in phosphorylation of (A) JAK-2 (B) Growth hormone receptor (C) STATs (D) All of these
Description : The chemical inhibiting oxidative phosphorylation, Adependent on the transport of adenine nucleotides across the inner mitochondrial membrane is (A) Oligomycin (B) Atractyloside (C) Dinitrophenol (D) Pentachlorophenol
Last Answer : Answer : B
Description : An uncoupler of oxidative phosphorylation is (A) Carboxin (B) Atractyloside (C) Amobarbital (D) Dinitrocresol
Description : The coupling of oxidation and phosphorylation in intact mitochondria: (A) Puromycin (B) Oligomycin (C) Streptomycin (D) Gentamycin
Description : The number of ATP produced in the oxidation of 1 molecule of NADPH in oxidative phosphorylation is (A) Zero (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4
Description : Chemiosmotic theory for oxidative phosphorylation has been proposed by (A) Chance and Williams (B) Pauling and Corey (C) S. Waugh (D) P. Mitchell
Description : Which one of the following regulatory actions involves a reversible covalent modification of the enzyme? (A) Phosphorylation of ser-OH on the enzyme (B) Allosteric modulation (C) Competitive inhibition (D) Non-competitive inhibition
Description : Which of the following regulatory reactions involves a reversible covalent modification of an enzyme? (A) Phosphorylation of serine OH on the enzyme (B) Allosteric modulation (C) Competitive inhibition (D) Non-competitive inhibition
Description : Coenzymes are required in which of the following reactions? (A) Oxidation-reduction (B) Transamination (C) Phosphorylation (D) All of these
Description : In non shivering thermogenesis (A) Glucose is oxidized to lactate (B) Fatty acids uncouple oxidative phosphorylation (C) Ethanol is formed (D) ATP is burned for heat production
Description : Enzymes leading to the high energy phosphorylation of substrates during glycolysis include which of the following? (A) Phosphoglycerate kinase (B) Enolase (C) Pyruvate Kinase (D) Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase
Description : Given that the standard free energy change (∆G°) for the hydrolysis of ATP is -7.3 K cal/mol and that for the hydrolysis of Glucose 6-phosphate is -3.3 Kcal/mol, the ∆G° for the phosphorylation of glucose is Glucose + ATP → ... -10.6 Kcal/mol (B) -7.3 Kcal/mol (C) -4.0 Kcal/mol (D) +4.0 Kcal/mol
Description : Brown adipose tissue is characterized by which of the following? (A) Present in large quantities in adult humans (B) Mitochondrial content higher than white adipose tissue (C) Oxidation and phosphorylation are tightly coupled (D) Absent in hibernating animals
Description : All the following statements about brown adipose tissue are true except (A) It is rich in cytochromes (B) It oxidizes glucose and fatty acids (C) Oxidation and phosphorylation are tightly coupled in it (D) Dinitrophenol has no effect on it
Description : The components of complement system are activated by (A) Microsomal hydroxylation (B) Phosphorylation (C) Glycosylation (D) Proteloysis
Description : Which one of the following would be expected in pyruvate kinase deficiency? (A) Increased levels of lactate in the R.B.C (B) Hemolytic anemia (C) Decreased ratio of ADP to ATP in R.B.C (D) Increased phosphorylation of Glucose to Glucose-6-phosphate
Last Answer : B
Description : Glucokinase (A) Is widely distributed and occurs in most mammalian tissues (B) Has a high km for glucose and hence is important in the phosphorylation of glucose primarily after ingestion of a carbohydrate rich meal (C) Is widely distributed in Prokaryotes (D) None of these
Description : All of the following statements about the enzymic complex that carries out the synthesis of ATP during oxidative phosphorylation are correct except (A) It is located on the matrix side of the inner ... inhibited by oligomycin (C) It can exhibit ATPase activity (D) It can bind molecular O2
Description : An uncoupler of oxidative phosphorylation such as dinitrophenol (A) Inhibits electron transport and ATP synthesis (B) Allow electron transport to proceed without ATP synthesis (C) Inhibits electron transport without impairment of ATP synthesis (D) Specially inhibits cytochrome b
Description : Electron transport and phosphorylation can be uncoupled by compounds that increase the permeability of the inner mitochondrial membrane to (A) Electrons (B) Protons (C) Uncouplers (D) All of these
Description : The enzymes involved in Phosphorylation of glucose to glucose 6- phosphate are (A) Hexokinase (B) Glucokinase (C) Phosphofructokinase (D) Both (A) and (B)
Description : Substrate level phosphorylation in TCA cycle is in step: (A) Isocitrate dehydrogenase (B) Malate dehydrogenase (C) Aconitase (D) Succinate thiokinase
Description : Two examples of substrate level phosphorylation in EM pathway of glucose metabolism are in the reactions of (A) 1,3 bisphosphoglycerate and phosphoenol pyruvate (B) Glucose-6 phosphate ... phosphate (C) 3 phosphoglyceraldehyde and phosphoenolpyruvate (D) 1,3 diphosphoglycerate and 2-phosphoglycerate
Last Answer : A
Description : Glycogenin is (A) Uncoupler of oxidative phosphorylation (B) Polymer of glycogen molecules (C) Protein primer for glycogen synthesis (D) Intermediate in glycogen breakdown
Last Answer : C
Description : The common features of introns include all the following except (A) The base sequence begins with GU (B) The base sequence ends with AG (C) The terminal AG sequence is preceded by a purine rich tract of ten nucleotides (D) An adenosine residue in branch site participates in splicing
Description : Ultraviolet light can damage a DNA strand causing (A) Two adjacent purine residue to form a covalently bounded dimer (B) Two adjacent pyrimidine residues to form covalently bonded dimer (C) Disruption of phosphodiesterase linkage (D) Disruption of non-covalent linkage
Description : From the pentapeptide, phe-ala-leu-lysarg, phenylalanine residue is split off by (A) Trypsin (B) Chymotrypsin (C) Aminopeptidase (D) Carboxypeptidase
Description : In N-linked glycoproteins, oligosaccharide is attached to protein through its (A) Asparagine residue (B) Glutamine residue (C) Arginine residue (D) Lysine residue
Description : A disulphide bond can be formed between (A) Two methionine residues (B) Two cysteine residues (C) A methionine and a cysteine residue (D) All of these
Description : At the lowest energy level α-helix of polypeptide chain is stabilised (A) By hydrogen bonds formed between the H of peptide N and the carbonyl O of the residue (B) Disulphide bonds (C) Non polar bonds (D) Ester bonds
Description : Glucose is to photosynthesis as pyruvate is to _____. a. Oxidative Phosphorylation b. Glycolysis c. Fermentation d. Citric Acid Cycle
Last Answer : a. Oxidative Phosphorylation
Description : The acquisition energy by glucose fermentation requires A.substrate-level phosphorylation B.electron transport of electrons from NADH C.long-chain fatty acid oxidation D.the enzyme formic-hydrogen lyase
Last Answer : A.substrate-level phosphorylation
Description : Most of the energy in aerobic respiration of glucose is captured by A- substrate-level phosphorylation B- electron transport of electrons from NADH C- long-chain fatty acid oxidation D- the enzyme formic-hydrogen lyase
Last Answer : electron transport of electrons from NADH
Description : The amino acid from which synthesis of the protein of hair keratin takes place is (A) Alanine (B) Methionine (C) Proline (D) Hydroxyproline