Description : Pyruvate is converted into acetyl-CoA by (A) Decarboxylation (B) Dehydrogenation (C) Oxidative decarboxylation (D) Oxidative deamination
Last Answer : Answer : C
Description : Fatty acids can not be converted into carbohydrates in the body, as the following reaction is not possible: (A) Conversion of glucose-6-phosphate into glucose (B) Fructose 1, 6 diphosphate to ... phosphate (C) Transformation of acetyl CoA to pyruvate (D) Formation of acetyl CoA from fatty acids
Description : While citrate is converted to isocitrate in the mitochondria, it is converted to _______ in the cytosol. (A) Acetyl CoA + oxaloacetate (B) Acetyl CoA + malonyl CoA (C) Acetyl CoA + Pyruvate (D) Acetyl CoA + acetoacetyl CoA
Last Answer : Answer : A
Description : When O2 supply is inadequate, pyruvate is converted to (A) Phosphopyruvate (B) Acetyl CoA (C) Lactate (D) Alanine
Last Answer : C
Description : Fatty acids cannot be converted into carbohydrates in the body as the following reaction is not possible. (A) Conversion of glucose-6-phosphate into glucose (B) Fructose 1,6-bisphosphate to fructose- ... (C) Transformation of acetyl CoA to pyruvate (D) Formation of acetyl CoA from fatty acids
Description : Carboxylation of acetyl-CoA to malonylCoA requires the enzyme: (A) Acetyl-CoA carboxylase (B) Pyruvate carboxylase (C) Acetyl transacylase (D) Acyl CoA-synthetase
Description : In gluconeogensis, an allosteric activator required in the synthesis of oxaloacetate from bicarbonate and pyruvate, which is catalysed by the enzyme pyruvate carboxylase is (A) Acetyl CoA (B) Succinate (C) Isocitrate (D) Citrate
Description : Which of the following compound is a positive allosteric modifier of the enzyme pyruvate carboxylase? (A) Biotin (B) Acetyl CoA (C) Oxaloacetate (D) ATP
Last Answer : A
Description : Thiamine is essential for (A) Pyruvate dehydrogenase (B) Isocitrate dehydrogenase (C) Succinate dehydrogenase (D) Acetyl CoA synthetase ENZYMES 165
Last Answer : Answer : B
Description : Formation of acetyl CoA from pyruvate for de novo synthesis of fatty acids requires (A) Pyruvate dehydrogenase complex (B) Citrate synthetase (C) ATP citrate lyase (D) All of these
Last Answer : Answer : D
Description : Acetyl CoA required for de novo synthesis of fatty acids is obtained from (A) Breakdown of existing fatty acids (B) Ketone bodies (C) Acetate (D) Pyruvate
Description : End product of aerobic glycolysis is (A) Acetyl CoA (B) Lactate (C) Pyruvate (D) CO2 and H2O
Description : An allosteric inhibitor of pyruvate dehydrogenase is (A) Acetyl CoA (B) ATP (C) NADH (D) Pyruvate
Description : Conversion of pyruvate into acetyl CoA is catalysed by (A) Pyruvate dehydrogenase (B) Didrolipoyl acetyl transferase (C) Dihydrolipoyl dehydrogenase (D) All the 3 acting in concert
Description : Acetyl-CoA can be formed from (A) Pyruvate (B) Fatty acids (C) ketone bodies (D) All of these
Description : The principal action of insulin in adipose tissue is to inhibit the activity of the (A) Hormone sensitive lipoprotein lipase (B) Glycerol phosphate acyltransferase (C) Acetyl-CoA carboxylase (D) Pyruvate dehydrogenase
Description : Acetyl-CoA is the principal building block of fatty acids. It is produced within the mitochondria and does not diffuse readily into cytosol. The availability of acetyl CoA involves (A) Carnitine acyl transferase (B) Pyruvate dehydrogenase (C) Citrate lyase (D) Thiolase
Description : The coenzyme not involved in the formation of acetyl-CoA from pyruvate is (A) TPP (B) Biotin (C) NAD (D) FAD
Description : Which of the following intermediates of metabolism can be both a precursor and a product of glucose? (A) Lactate (B) Pyruvate (C) Alanine (D) Acetyl-CoA
Description : The initial step of the citric acid cycle is (A) Conversion of pyruvate to acetyl-CoA (B) Condensation of acetyl-CoA with oxaloacetate (C) Conversion of citrate to isocitrate (D) Formation of α -ketoglutarate catalysed by isocitrate dehydrogenase
Description : Pyruvate dehydrogenase a multienzyme complex is required for the production of (A) Acetyl-CoA (B) Lactate (C) Phosphoenolpyruvate (D) Enolpyruvate
Description : Fully activated pyruvate carboxylase depends upon the presence of (A) Malate and Niacin (B) Acetyl CoA and biotin (C) Acetyl CoA and thiamine pyrophosphate (D) Oxaloacetate and biotin
Description : Biotin is a coenzyme for (A) Pyruvate carboxylase (B) Acetyl CoA carboxylase (C) Propionyl CoA carboxylase (D) All of these
Description : Acetyl CoA required for extra mitochondrial fatty acid synthesis is produced by (A) Pyruvate dehydrogenase complex (B) Citrate lyase (C) Thiolase (D) Carnitine-acyl transferase
Description : Acetyl CoA formed from pyruvate can be used for the synthesis of all the following except (A) Glucose (B) Fatty acids (C) Cholesterol (D) Steroid hormones
Description : The conversion of pyruvate to acetyl CoA and CO2 (A) Is reversible (B) Involves the participation of lipoic acid (C) Depends on the coenzyme biotin (D) Occurs in the cytosol
Last Answer : B
Description : Which of the following metabolite integrates glucose and fatty acid metabolism? (A) Acetyl CoA (B) Pyruvate (C) Citrate (D) Lactate
Description : Propionyl CoA formed oxidation of fatty acids having an odd number of carbon atoms is converted into (A) Acetyl CoA (B) Acetoacetyl CoA (C) D-Methylmalonyl CoA (D) Butyryl CoA
Description : Before pyruvic acid enters the TCA cycle it must be converted to (A) Acetyl CoA (B) Lactate (C) α-ketoglutarate (D) Citrate
Description : Connecting link between glycolysis and Krebs’ cycle before pyruvate entering Krebs’ cycle is changed to (a) oxaloacetate (b) PEP (c) pyruvate (d) acetyl CoA.
Last Answer : (d) acetyl CoA.
Description : The enzyme regulating extramitochondrial fatty acid synthesis is (A) Thioesterase (B) Acetyl CoA carboxylase (C) Acyl transferase (D) Multi-enzyme complex
Description : An enzyme required for the synthesis of ketone bodies as well as cholesterol is (A) Acetyl CoA carboxylase (B) HMG CoA synthetase (C) HMG CoA reductase (D) HMG CoA lyase
Description : Acetyl CoA from mitochondria is transferred to cytoplasm for the de novo synthesis of fatty acid, by which enzyme?
Last Answer : ATP citrate lyase.
Description : If oxygen is present pyruvate will be converted to acetyl enter the mitochondria and?
Last Answer : Need answer
Description : A flavoprotein in pyruvate dehydrogenase complex is (A) Pyruvate dehydrogenase (B) Didrolipoyl acetyl transferase (C) Dihydrolipoyl dehydrogenase (D) None of these ENZYMES 161
Description : Pyruvate dehydrogenase contains all except (A) Biotin (B) NAD (C) FAD (D) CoA
Description : All the following are coenzymes except (A) Ubiquinone (B) CoA (C) Pyruvate dehydrogenase (D) Lipoic acid
Description : Insulin regulates fatty acid synthesis by (A) Dephosphorylating of acetyl CoA carboxylase (B) Activating phosphorylase (C) Inhibiting malonyl CoA formation (D) Controlling carnitine-Acyl CoA transferase activity
Description : Insulin decreases the activity of (A) cAMP dependent protein kinase (B) HMG CoA-reductas (C) Phosphodiesterase (D) Acetyl CoA-carboxylase
Description : Which one of the following cofactors must be utilized during the conversion of acetyl CoA to malonyl CoA? (A) TPP (B) ACP (C) NAD+ (D) Biotin
Description : All the following statements about acetyl CoA carboxylase are true except (A) It is required for de novo synthesis of fatty acids (B) It is required for mitochondrial elongation of fatty acids ( ... for microsomal elongation of fatty acids (D) Insulin converts its inactive form into its active form
Description : All the following statements about acetyl CoA carboxylase are true except: (A) It is activated by citrate (B) It is inhibited by palmitoyl CoA (C) It can undergo covalent modification (D) Its dephosphorylated form is inactive
Description : Acetyl CoA carboxylase is activated by (A) Citrate (B) Insulin (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) None of these
Description : β-oxidation of fatty acids is inhibited by (A) NADPH (B) Acetyl CoA (C) Malonyl CoA (D) None of these
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 : Two molecules of acetyl-CoA condense to form acetoacetyl-CoA catalysed by (A) Thiolase (B) Kinase (C) Reductase (D) Isomerase
Description : The source of all the carbon atoms in cholesterol is (A) Acetyl-CoA (B) Bicarbonate (C) Propionyl-CoA (D) Succinyl-CoA
Description : Ceramide is formed by the combination of sphingosine and (A) Acetyl-CoA (B) Acyl-CoA (C) Malonyl-CoA (D) Propionyl-CoA
Description : A cofactor required for the conversion of acetyl-CoA to malonyl-CoA in extramitochondrial fatty acid synthesis is (A) Biotin (B) FMN (C) NAD (D) NADP
Description : Conversion of fatty acyl-CoA to an acylCoA derivative having 2 more carbon atoms involves as acetyl donar: (A) Acetyl-CoA (B) Succinyl-CoA (C) Propionyl-CoA (D) Malonyl-CoA