Description : Cellulose, the most important constituent of plant cell wall is made up of (a) branched chain of glucose molecules linked by β-1, 4 glycosidic bond in straight chain and α-1, 6 glycosidic bond ... the site of branching (d) unbranched chain of glucose molecules linked by α-1, 4 glycosidic bond.
Last Answer : (b) unbranched chain of glucose molecules linked by β-1, 4 glycosidic bond
Description : Which of the following statements is false about cellulose? (a) It is a polymer of glucose molecules joined in β-1,4 linkages. (b) It is a major component of cotton. (c) It is used in the manufacture of Dacron fibres. (d) It is used in the manufacture of Rayon fibres
Last Answer : It is used in the manufacture of Dacron fibres.
Description : Two molecules of vitamin A can be formed from 1 molecule of (A) α-Carotene (B) β-Carotene (C) γ-Carotene (D) All of these
Last Answer : Answer : B
Description : In glucose the orientation of the —H and —OH groups around the carbon atom 5 adjacent to the terminal primary alcohol carbon determines (A) D or L series (B) Dextro or levorotatory (C) α and β anomers (D) Epimers
Last Answer : A
Description : α-D-glucose and β -D-glucose are (A) Stereoisomers (B) Epimers (C) Anomers (D) Keto-aldo pairs
Last Answer : C
Description : β - glucose is the monomer of (A) Cellulose (B) Starch (C) Protein (D) None of these
Last Answer : (A) Cellulose
Description : All the following statements about TSH are true except (A) It is a glycoprotein (B) It is made up of α- and β-subunits (C) Receptor recognition involves both the subunits (D) Its subunit is identical with those of FSH and LH
Last Answer : Answer : D
Description : The mutarotation of glucose is characterized by : (a) a change from an aldehyde to ketone structure. (b) a change of specific rotation from a (+) to a (–) value. (c) the presence of an intramolecular bridge structure. (d) the irreversible change from α-D to the β-D form.
Last Answer : the presence of an intramolecular bridge structure.
Description : α-D-Glucose is different from β-D-glucose (a) in the configuration at C-1 (b) because they are mirror images of each other (c) because they are enantiomers (d) because they are geometrical isomers
Last Answer : in the configuration at C-1
Description : Adrenaline raises blood glucose level by the following actions except: A. Inducing hepatic glycogenolysis B. Inhibiting insulin secretion from pancreatic β cells C. Augmenting glucagon secretion from pancreatic α cells D. Inhibiting peripheral glucose utilization
Last Answer : D. Inhibiting peripheral glucose utilization
Description : Insulin receptor is made up of (A) One α-and one β-subunit (B) Two α-and two β-subunit (C) Two, α two β-and two γ-subunit (D) One α, one β-one γ-and one δ-subunit
Description : In many proteins the hydrogen bonding produces a regular coiled arrangement which is called as (A) β-Helix (B) α-Helix (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) Spiral
Description : Foetal haemoglobin contains (A) Two α and two γ chains (B) Two β and two γ chains (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) None of these
Last Answer : Answer : A
Description : In many proteins the hydrogen bonding produces a regular coiled arrangement called (A) α-helix (B) β-helix (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) None of these
Description : Both α-helix and β-pleated sheet conformation of proteins were proposed by (A) Watson and Crick (B) Pauling and Corey (C) Waugh and King (D) Y.S.Rao
Description : A dissaccharide linked by α-1-4 Glycosideic linkages is (A) Lactose (B) Sucrose (C) Cellulose (D) Maltose
Last Answer : D
Description : Cellulose and starch are polysaccharides made of glucose, but cellulose cannot be digest by human beings, why?
Last Answer : Cellulose contains beta 1,4 linkages, which cannot be digested by human enzymes.
Description : When haemoglobin takes up oxygen there is a change in the structure due to the moving closer together of (A) β-chains (B) β-chains (C) γ-chains (D) α and γ chains
Description : Synthesis of RNA molecule is terminated by a signal which is recognised by (A) α-factor (B) β-factor (C) δ-factor (D) ρ
Description : Catabolism of thymidylate gives (A) α-alanine (B) β-alanine (C) α-aminoisobutyrate (D) β-aminoisobutyrate
Description : The mammalian DNA polymerase involved in error correction is (A) DNA polymerase α (B) DNA polymerase β (C) DNA polymerase γ (D) DNA polymerase δ
Description : Primase activity is present in (A) DNA polymerase II (B) DNA polymerase α (C) DNA polymerase β (D) DNA polymerase δ
Description : Replication of nuclear DNA in mammals is catalysed by (A) DNA polymerase α (B) DNA polymerase β (C) DNA polymerase γ (D) DNA polymerase III
Description : The key substance in the synthesis of purine, phosphoribosyl pyrophosphate is formed by (A) α-D-ribose 5-phosphate (B) 5-phospho β-D-ribosylamine (C) D-ribose (D) Deoxyribose
Description : The immediate parent of α, β and γ endorphins is (A) Pro-opiomelanocortin (B) β-lipotropin (C) ATCH (D) Lipoprotein
Description : Corticotropin releasing hormone controls the direct release of (A) Pro-opiomelanocortin (B) α MSH (C) β MSH (D) Endorphins
Description : Alloxan can experimentally induce diabetes mellitus due to (A) Stimulation of α cells of the islets of langerhans (B) Necrosis of the β cells of the islets (C) Potentiation of insulinase activity (D) Epinephrine like action
Description : Norepinephrine binds mainly to (A) α-Adrenergic receptors (B) β-Adrenergic receptrors (C) Muscarinic receptors (D) Nicotinic receptors
Description : In the insulin receptor, tyrosine kinase domain is present in (A) α-Subunits (B) β-Subunits (C) γ-Subunits (D) δ-Subunits
Description : Insulin binding sites are present on the (A) α-subunits of insulin receptor (B) β-subunits of insulin receptor (C) γ-subunits of insulin receptor (D) α-and β−subunits of insulin receptor
Description : All of the following can be formed from pro-opiomelanocortin except (A) α-and β-MSH (B) β-and γ-Lipotropins (C) α-and β-Endorphins(D) FSH
Description : Tyrosine kinase activity is present in (A) α-Adrenergic receptors (B) β-Adrenergic receptors (C) Cholinergic receptors (D) Insulin receptors
Description : The nucleotide binding site of G-proteins is present on their (A) α-Subunit (B) β-Subunit α- and β- (C) γ-Subunit (D) δ-Subunit
Description : Thyroid stimulating hormone is a dimer. The α-subunits of TSH, LH, FSH are identical. Thus the biological specificity must therefore be β subunit in which the number of amino acids is (A) 78 (B) 112 (C) 130 (D) 199
Description : Variable regions are present in (A) Immunoglobulins (B) α-Chains of T cell receptors (C) β-Chains of T cell receptors (D) All of these
Description : In the biosynthesis of the iron protoporphyrin, the product of the condensation between succinyl-CoA and glycine is (A) α-Amino β-ketoadipic acid (B) δ-Aminolevulinate (C) Hydroxymethylbilane (D) Uroporphyrinogen I
Description : Characteristic absorption bands exhibited by ferrocytochrome: (A) α band (B) β band (C) α and β bands (D) α, β and γ bands
Description : Maltase attacks only (A) α-glucosides (B) β-glucosides (C) Starch (D) Dextrins
Description : FAD containing enzyme, catalyzing formation of α, β unsaturated fatty acyl CoA derivative. (A) Acyl CoA dehydrogenase (B) Enoyl hydrase (C) β-OH acyl CoA dehydrogenase (D) Thiolase
Description : The enzyme deficient in Sandhoff’s disease is (A) α-Fucosidase (B) Hexosaminidase A and B (C) β-Galactosidase (D) β-Glucosidase
Description : The enzyme deficient in Krabbe’s disease is (A) Hexosaminidase A(B) Arylsuphatase A (C) β-Galactosidase (D) α-Fucosidase
Last Answer : Answer : C
Description : Farber’s disease is due to the deficiency of the enzyme: (A) α-Galactosidase (B) Ceramidase (C) β-Glucocerebrosidase (D) Arylsulphatase A.
Description : Gaucher’s disease is due to the deficiency of the enzyme: (A) α-Fucosidase (B) β-Galactosidase (C) β-Glucosidase (D) Sphingomyelinase
Description : The compound which has the lowest density is (A) Chylomicron (B) β-Lipoprotein (C) α-Lipoprotein (D) pre β-Lipoprotein
Description : Retinol and Retinol binding protein are bound with this protein: (A) Albumin (B) Prealbumin (C) α-globulin (D) β-globulin
Description : Precursor of Vitamin A is (A) α-Carotene (B) β-Carotene (C) γ-Carotene (D) All of these VITAMINS 121
Description : Amylase present in saliva is (A) α-Amylase (B) β-Amylae (C) γ -Amylase (D) All of these
Description : In synthesis of Triglyceride from α-Glycero phosphate and acetyl CoA, the first intermediate formed is (A) β-diacyl glycerol (B) Acyl carnitine (C) Monoacyl glycerol(D) Phosphatidic acid
Description : In the type II (a) hyper lipoproteinemia there is increase in (A) Chylomicron bond (B) β (C) Pre beta (D) α