Description : One of the enzymes regulating glycolysis is (A) Phosphofructokinase (B) Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (C) Phosphotriose isomerase (D) Phosphohexose isomerase
Last Answer : Answer : A
Description : In glycolytic pathway, iodacetate inhibits the activity of the enzyme: (A) Phosphotriose isomerase (B) Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (C) Pyruvate kinase (D) Phosphofructokinase
Last Answer : Answer : B
Description : Which of the following is an allosteric enzyme? (A) Phosphohexose isomerase (B) Phosphotriose isomerase (C) Lactate dehydrogenase (D) Phosphofructokinase
Last Answer : Answer : D
Description : Hereditary fructose intolerance involves the absence of the enzyme: (A) Aldalose B (B) Fructokinase (C) Triokinase (D) Phosphotriose isomerase
Description : Compared to the resting state, vigorously contracting muscle shows (A) An increased conversion of pyruvate to lactate (B) Decreased oxidation of pyruvate of CO2 and water (C) A decreased NADH/NAD+ ratio (D) Decreased concentration of AMP CARBOHYDRATES AND CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM 21
Last Answer : A
Description : An essential for converting Glucose to Glycogen in Liver is (A) Lactic acid (B) GTP (C) CTP (D) UTP CARBOHYDRATES AND CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM 19
Last Answer : D
Description : The formation of citrate from oxalo acetate and acetyl CoA is (A) Oxidation (B) Reduction (C) Condensation (D) Hydrolysis CARBOHYDRATES AND CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM 17
Last Answer : C
Description : In the diet of a diabetic patient, the recommended carbohydrate intake should preferably be in the form of CARBOHYDRATES AND CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM 11 (A) Monosaccharides (B) Dissaccharides (C) Polysaccharides (D) All of these
Description : The carbon atom wh ich becomes asymmetric when the straight chain form of monosaccharide changes into ring form is known as CARBOHYDRATES AND CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM 9 (A) Anomeric carbon atom (B) Epimeric carbon atom (C) Isomeric carbon atom (D) None of these
Description : The polysaccharide used in assessing the glomerular fittration rate (GFR) is (A) Glycogen (B) Agar (C) Inulin (D) Hyaluronic acid CARBOHYDRATES AND CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM 7
Description : An increase in carbohydrate metabolism is accompanied by temporary decrease in serum: (A) Calcium (B) Phosphate (C) Iron (D) Sodium
Description : Glycerol can enter glycolytic pathway via (A) Dihydroxyacetone phosphate (B) 1, 3-Biphospoglycerate (C) 3-Phosphoglycerate (D) 2-Phosphoglycerate
Description : Synthesis of polyunsaturated fatty acids involves the enzyme systems: (A) Acyl transferase and hydratase (B) Desaturase and elongase (C) Ketoacyl-CoA reductase and hydratase (D) Dihydroxyacetone phosphate
Description : The common precursor in the biosynthesis of triacylglycerol and phospholipids is (A) 1, 2-Diacylglycerol phosphate (B) 1-Acylglycerol 3-phosphate (C) Glycerol 3-phosphate (D) Dihydroxyacetone phosphate
Description : In adipose tissue, glycerol-3-phosphate required for the synthesis of triglycerides comes mainly from (A) Hydrolysis of pre-existing triglycerides (B) Hydrolysis of phospholipids (C) Dihydroxyacetone phosphate formed in glycolysis (D) Free glycerol
Last Answer : Answer : C
Description : In alcohol fermentation (a) triose phosphate is the electron donor while acetaldehyde is the electron acceptor (b) triose phosphate is the electron donor while pyruvic acid is the electron acceptor (c) there is no electron donor (d) oxygen is the electron acceptor
Last Answer : (a) triose phosphate is the electron donor while acetaldehyde is the electron acceptor
Description : Which of the following enzymes incorporates inorganic phosphate into the substrate? (A) Phosphoglycerate kinase (B) Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (C) Pyruvate kinase (D) Enolase
Description : Pentose phosphate pathway is of significance because it generates (A) NADPH for reductive synthesis (B) Regenerates glucose 6-phosphate (C) Generates fructose 6-phosphate (D) Forms glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate
Description : Xylulose-5-phosphate serves as a donar of active glycolaldehyde, the acceptor is (A) Erythrose 4-phosphate (B) Ribose 5-phosphate (C) Glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate (D) Sedoheptulose 7-phosphate
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 : Fluoride inhibits ______ and arrests glycolysis. (A) Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (B) Aconitase (C) Enolose (D) Succinate dehydrogenase
Description : Conversion of testosterone to estradiol requires the enzyme: (A) Aromatase (B) Dehydrogenase (C) Lyase (D) Isomerase HORMONE METABOLISM 215
Description : The enzyme that converts glucose to glucose-6-phosphate is (A) Phosphatase (B) Hexokinase (C) Phosphorylase (D) Glucose synthetase
Description : A coenzyme present in phosphorylase is (A) NAD (B) Pyridoxal phosphate (C) Thiamin pyrophosphate (D) Coenzyme A
Description : Glycogen phosphorylase liberates the following from glycogen (A) Glucose (B) Glucose-6-phosphate (C) Glucose-1-phosphate (D) Maltose
Description : Glucose-6-phosphate is an allosteric inhibitor of (A) Glucokinase (B) Hexokinase (C) Phosphohexose isomerase (D) None of these
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 : Pyridoxal phosphate is a coenzyme for (A) Glycogen synthetase (B) Phosphorylase (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) None of these
Description : Glycogen while being acted upon by active phosphorylase is converted first to (A) Glucose (B) Glucose 1-phosphate and Glycogen with 1 carbon less (C) Glucose-6-phosphate and Glycogen with 1 carbon less (D) 6-Phosphogluconic acid
Description : Glycogen is converted to glucose-1- phosphate by (A) UDPG transferase (B) Branching enzyme (C) Phosphorylase (D) Phosphatase
Description : The following enzyme is required for the hexose monophosphate shunt pathway: (A) Glucose-6-phosphatase (B) Phosphorylase (C) Aldolase (D) Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase
Description : In glycolysis, during oxidation electrons are removed by (a) ATP (b) glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate (c) NAD+ (d) molecular oxygen.
Last Answer : (c) NAD+
Description : A triose sugar is (A) Glycerose (B) Ribose (C) Erythrose (D) Fructose
Last Answer : (A) Glycerose
Last Answer : (B) Phosphorylase
Description : Which of the following hormones is not involved in carbohydrate metabolism? (A) ACTH (B) Glucagon (C) Vasopressin (D) Growth hormone
Description : Serum inorganic phosphorous rises in all the following conditions except (A) Hypoparathyroidism (B) Hypervitaminosis D (C) Chronic renal failure (D) After a carbohydrate-rich meal MINERAL METABOLISM 197
Description : The building up and breaking down of protoplasm are concerned with the metabolism of (A) Carbohydrate (B) Lipid (C) Protein (D) Minerals
Description : The metabolism of protein is integrated with that of carbohydrate and fat through (A) Oxaloacetate (B) Citrate (C) Isocitrate (D) Malate
Description : Which of the following hormones is not involved in carbohydrate metabolism? (A) Cortisol (B) ACTH (C) Glucogen (D) Vasopressin
Description : A pentose sugar is (A) Dihydroxyacetone (B) Ribulose (C) Erythrose (D) Glucose
Last Answer : B
Last Answer : (B) Ribulose
Description : Degradation of proteins to amino acids, glucose from carbohydrates and fatty acids from lipids is known as (A) Anabolism (B) Metabolism (C) Catabolism (D) Cretinism
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 : 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 : Adipose tissue which is a store house for triacyl glycerol synthesis the same using (A) The glycerol released by hydrolysis of triacyl glycerol (B) The glycerol-3-phosphate obtained in the metabolism of glucose (C) 2-phosphoglycerate (D) 3-phosphoglycerate
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
Description : The reference compound for absolute configuration of optically active compound is (A) Alanine (B) Lactic acid (C) Glyceraldehyde (D) Dihydroxy acetone
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
Description : Which of the following enzymes in Glycolytic pathway is inhibited by fluoride? (A) Glyceraldehyde-3-p dehydrogenase (B) Phosphoglycerate kinase (C) Pyruvate kinase (D) Enolase