Description : Glucocorticoids increase all of the following except (A) Gluconeogenesis (B) Lipolysis in extremities (C) Synthesis of elcosanoida (D) Hepatic glycogenesis
Last Answer : Answer : C
Description : Epinephrine increases all of the following except (A) Glycogenolysis in muscles (B) Lipolysis in adipose tissue (C) Gluconeogenesis in muscles (D) Glucagon secretion
Description : Epinephrine increases the concentration of free fatty acids in plasma by increasing (A) Extramitochondrial fatty acid synthesis (B) Mitochondrial fatty acid chain elongation (C) Microsomal fatty acid chain elongation (D) Lipolysis in adipose tissue
Last Answer : Answer : D
Description : Epinephrine decreases (A) Glycogenesis (B) Glycogenolysis (C) Gluconeogenesis (D) Lipolysis
Last Answer : Answer : A
Description : Insulin increases (A) Glycogenesis (B) Gluconeogenesis (C) Lipolysis (D) Blood glucose
Description : Glucagon (A) Increases protein synthesis (B) Inhibits lipolysis in adipocytes (C) Increases gluconeogenesis in liver (D) Stimulates muscle glycogenolysis
Description : Following is a normal overnight fast and a cup of black coffee, a diabetic woman feels slightly nausious and decides to skip breakfast. However she does take her shot of insulin. This may result in (A) Heightened glycogenolysis (B) Hypoglycemia (C) Increased lipolysis (D) Glycosuria
Last Answer : Answer : B
Description : Action of insulin on lipid metabolism is (A) It increases lipolysis and increases triglyceride synthesis (B) It decreases lipolysis and increases triglyceride synthesis (C) It decreases ... and decreases triglyceride synthesis (D) It increases synthesis of triglyceride and increased ketogenesis
Description : Insulin stimulates (A) Hepatic glycogenolysis (B) Hepatic glycogenesis (C) Lipolysis (D) Gluconeogenesis
Description : Growth hormone causes hyperglycemia. It is a result of (A) Decreased peripheral utilization of glucose (B) Decreased hepatic production via gluconeogenesis (C) Increased glycolysis in muscle (D) Decrersed lipolysis
Description : Most major metabolic pathways are considered mainly either anabolic or catabolic. Which of the following pathway is most correctly considered to be amphibolic? (A) Citric acid cycle (B) Gluconeogenesis (C) Lipolysis (D) Glycolysis
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 : Prostaglandins stimulate (A) Aggregation of platelets (B) Lipolysis in adipose tissue (C) Bronchodilatation (D) Gastric acid secretion
Description : In ad ipose t issue prostag land ins decrease (A) Lipogenesis (B) Lipolysis (C) Gluconeogenesis (D) Glycogenolysis
Description : Most of the metabolic pathways are either anabolic or catabolic. Which of the following pathways is considered as “amphibolic” in nature? (A) Glycogenesis (B) Glycolytic pathway (C) Lipolysis (D) TCA cycle
Last Answer : D
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 : An enzyme involved in catabolism of catecholamines is (A) Dopa decarboxylase (B) Aromatic amino acid decarboxylase (C) Monoamine oxidase (D) Catechol oxidas
Description : The enzyme involved in variegate porphyria is (A) Protoporphyrinogen oxidase (B) Coproporphyrinogen oxidase (C) Uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase (D) ALA decarboxylase
Description : The enzyme involved in congenial erythropoietic porphyria is (A) Uroporphyrinogen I synthase (B) Uroporphyrinogen III cosynthase (C) Protoporphyrinogen oxidase (D) Ferrochelatase
Description : The enzyme involved in essential pentosuria is (A) Reductase (B) Hydroxylase (C) Isomerase (D) Racemase
Description : An enzyme involved in gluconeogenesis is (A) Pyruvate kinase (B) Pyruvate carboxylase (C) Hexokinase (D) Phosphohexose isomerase
Description : Hemolytic anemia is caused by the deficiency of certain enzymes of the pentose phosphate pathway, the principal enzyme involved is (A) Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (B) Aldolase (C) Fructose 1, 6-bisphosphatase (D) Phosphohexose isomerase
Description : Enzyme involved in joining together two substrates is (A) Glutamine synthetase (B) Aldolase (C) Gunaine deaminase (D) Arginase
Description : Vitamin K is involved in posttranslational modification of the blood clotting factors by acting as cofactor for the enzyme: (A) Carboxylase (B) Decarboxylase (C) Hydroxylase (D) Oxidase
Description : Which co-enzyme is not involved in oxidative decarboxylation of pyruvic acid? (A) TPP (B) Mg++ (C) Biotin (D) CoA-SH
Description : Pasteur effect is (A) Inhibition of glycolysis (B) Oxygen is involved (C) Inhibition of enzyme phosphofructokinase (D) All of these
Description : Which of the following enzyme is not involved in HMP shunt? (A) Glyceraldehyde-3-p dehydrogenase (B) Glucose-6-p-dehydrogenase (C) Transketolase (D) Phosphogluconate dehydrogenase
Last Answer : A
Description : Which of the following is not an enzyme involved in glycolysis? (A) Euolase (B) Aldolose (C) Hexokinase (D) Glucose oxidase
Description : A 65-year old patient has colon carcinoma metastatic to the liver and lungs. He has had a weight loss of 10 kg. Cytokine-dependent tumor cachexia is attributable to which of the ... is impaired e. Partial reversal of differentiated adipocytes to pre-adipocyte morphology and gene expression occurs
Last Answer : Answer: a, b, c, d, e Tumor cachexia appears to be mediated by TNFa. Lipopolysaccharide (LPS), as well as other cytokines, activate a variety of inflammatory cells, most ... chronic syndromes of anorexia, weight loss, and cachexia that are associated with both chronic infection and malignancy
Description : Which of the following metabolic effects may be observed in patients with sepsis? a. Increased gluconeogenesis b. Accelerated proteolysis c. Increased lipolysis d. Impaired gut metabolism of glutamine
Last Answer : Answer: a, b, c, d A number of metabolic responses to sepsis have been defined. Glucose production is increased in infected patients which appears to be additive to the ... metabolism of lipids from peripheral fat stores is especially prominent during a period of inadequate nutritional support
Description : Propranolol does not block the following action of adrenaline (a) Bronchodilation (b) Lipolysis (c) Muscle tremor (d) Mydriasis
Last Answer : Ans: D
Description : Typical results of beta-receptor activation include which one of the following? (a) Hypoglycemia (b) Lipolysis (c) Glycogen synthesis (d) Decreased skeletal muscle tremor (e) Decreased rennin secretion
Last Answer : Ans: B
Description : Action of Insulin does not include the following: A. Facilitation of glucose transport into cells B. Facilitation of glycogen synthesis by liver C. Facilitation of neoglucogenesis by liver D. Inhibition of lipolysis in adipose tissue
Last Answer : . Facilitation of neoglucogenesis by liver
Description : The metabolic actions of adrenaline include the following except: A. Glycogenolysis in liver and muscle B. Inhibition of neoglucogenesis in liver C. Lipolysis in adipose tissue D. Release of potassium from liver followed by its uptake
Last Answer : B. Inhibition of neoglucogenesis in liver
Description : Propranolol does not block the following action of adrenaline: A. Bronchodilatation B. Lipolysis C. Muscle tremor D. Mydriasis
Last Answer : D. Mydriasis
Description : Enzyme involved in carboxylation in C3 cycle is -Biology
Last Answer : answer:
Description : Enzyme involved in carboxylation in C4 cycle is? -Biology
Last Answer : In C4 plants the initial carboxylation is catalyzed by PEP carboxylase (orthophos- phate: oxaloacetate carboxylase phosphorylating - E. C. 4.1. 1.
Description : What enzyme is involved with fruit abscission? -Biology
Description : Name the given reaction and enzyme involved in it `underset("Amino donor")(R_(1)-underset(NH_(3)^(+))underset(|)overset(H)overset(|)(C)-COO^(-)+unders
Last Answer : Name the given reaction and enzyme involved in it `underset("Amino donor")(R_(1)-underset(NH_(3)^(+)) ... underset(|)overset(H)overset(|)(C)-COO^(-)`
Description : Name the given reaction and enzyme involved in it. `alpha`-etoglutaric acid `+NH_(4)^(+)+NADPH overset("Enzyme")to"glutamate"+H_(2)O+NADP`
Last Answer : Name the given reaction and enzyme involved in it. `alpha`-etoglutaric acid `+NH_(4)^(+)+NADPH overset("Enzyme")to"glutamate"+H_(2)O+NADP`
Description : The most important enzyme involved in photosynthetic CO2 fixation in C4 plants
Last Answer : Ans. PEP carboxylase
Description : The most important enzyme involved in photosynthetic CO2 fixation in C3 plants
Last Answer : Ans. Rubisco
Description : The enzyme involved in biological nitrogen fixation
Last Answer : Ans. Nitrogenase
Description : Which of the following statements are true of oxidants? A. In addition to their pathophysiologic roles in inflammation, injury, and infection, oxidants also have physiologic roles. B. Oxidants may ... involved the catalytic production of superoxide anion (O 2 ) by the enzyme xanthine oxidase.
Last Answer : Answer: ABCD DISCUSSION: Oxidants are reactive oxygen metabolites that have both physiologic and pathophysiologic roles. As potent oxidizing agents, oxidants are involved in cytochrome P ... leukocyte infiltration and activation, causing further tissue damage by the release of cytotoxic proteases
Description : Following enzyme is involved in the synthesis of actylcholine (a) Choline acetyl transferase (b) Acetyl cholinesterase (c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of the above
Last Answer : Ans: A
Description : How does the pancreatic juice help the digestion of lipids? What is the involved enzyme?
Last Answer : The enzyme pancreatic lipase is present in the pancreatic juice. This enzyme breaks triacylglycerol (triglyceride) into fatty acids and glycerol.
Description : How does the pancreatic juice resume the digestion of carbohydrates? What is the involved enzyme?
Last Answer : Carbohydrate digestion begins with the action of the salivary amylase (ptyalin) in the mouth and it continues in the duodenum by the action of the pancreatic juice. This juice contains the enzyme ... amylopsin, that breaks starch (amylum) into maltose (a disaccharide made of two glucose molecules).
Description : Which one of the following statements about cytochrome P450 is wrong? (a) It is a coloured cell. (b) It is an enzyme involved in oxidation reactions. (c) It has an important role in metabolism. (d) It contains iron
Last Answer : (a) It is a coloured cell.