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
Last Answer : Answer : A
Description : The reaction of Kreb’s cycle which does not require cofactor of vitamin B group is (A) Citrate isocitrate (B) α -Ketoglutarate succinate (C) Malate oxaloacetate (D) Succinate fumarate
Description : For extramitochondrial fatty acid synthesis, acetyl CoA may be obtained from (A) Citrate (B) Isocitrate (C) Oxaloacetate (D) Succinate
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
Last Answer : Answer : B
Description : Pyridoxal phosphate is a coenzyme for (A) Glutamate oxaloacetate transaminase (B) Glutamate pyruvate transaminase (C) Tyrosine transaminase (D) All of these
Last Answer : Answer : D
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
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
Last Answer : Answer : C
Description : The metabolite which sustains urea cycle is (A) Ornithine (B) Citrulline (C) Carbamoyl phosphate (D) n-acetyl glutamate
Description : The example of generation of a high energy phosphate at the substrate level in the citric acid cycle is the reaction: (A) Isocitrate α-Ketoglutarate (B) Succinate α-fumarate (C) Malate α-oxaloacetate (D) Succinyl CoA α-Succinate
Description : Fluoroacetate inhibits the reaction of citric acid cycle: (A) Isocitrate α-Ketoglutarate (B) Fumarate α-Malate (C) Citrate α-cis-aconitate (D) Succinate α-fumarate
Description : Pyruvate carboxylase reaction (pyruvate to oxaloacetate) needs which co-enzyme?
Last Answer : Biotin and ATP.
Description : The carrier of the citric acid cycle is (A) Succinate (B) Fumarate (C) Malate (D) Oxaloacetate
Last Answer : D
Description : Active transport of sugar is depressed by the agent: (A) Oxaloacetate (B) Fumarate (C) Malonate (D) Succinate
Last Answer : C
Description : One of the main functions of Vitamin K is the cofactor for (A) Carboxylase for the formation of γ--carboxy glutamate (B) Methylation by S-adenosyl methionine (C) Carboxylation by biotin (D) One carbon transfer by tetra hydrofolate
Description : A carrier molecule in the citric acid cycle is (A) Acetyl-CoA (B) Citrate (C) Oxaloacetate (D) Malate
Description : The metabolism of protein is integrated with that of carbohydrate and fat through (A) Oxaloacetate (B) Citrate (C) Isocitrate (D) Malate
Description : What is the product of transamination reaction of pyruvate with glutamate?
Last Answer : Alanine and alpha keto glutarate
Description : A specific inhibitor for succinate dehydrogenase is (A) Arsenite (B) Malonate (C) Citrate (D) Fluoride
Description : All of the following are allosteric enzymes except (A) Citrate synthetase (B) a-Ketoglutarate dehdrogenase (C) Succinate thiokinase (D) Succinate dehydrogenase
Description : A specific inhibitor for succinate dehydrogenase is (A) Arsenine (B) Arsenite (C) Citrate (D) Fluoride ENZYMES 147
Description : A compound serving a link between citric acid cycle and urea cycle is (A) Malate (B) Citrate (C) Succinate (D) Fumarate
Description : A specific inhibitor for succinate dehydrogenase is (A) Arsinite (B) Melouate (C) Citrate (D) Cyanide
Last Answer : B
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 : All of the following compounds are intermediates of TCA cycle except (A) Maleate (B) Pyruvate (C) Oxaloacetate (D) Fumarate
Description : All of the following are intermediates of citric acid cycle except (A) Oxalosuccinate (B) Oxaloacetate (C) Pyruvate (D) Fumarate
Description : Mitochondrial membrane is freely preamble to (A) Pyruvate (B) Malate (C) Oxaloacetate (D) Fumarate
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 : The coenzyme required for conversion of pyruvate to oxaloacetate is (A) FAD (B) NAD (C) TPP (D) Biotin
Description : Which of the following reactions is unique to gluconeogenesis? (A) Lactate Pyruvate (B) Phosphoenol pyruvate pyruvate (C) Oxaloacetate phosphoenol pyruvate (D) Glucose-6-phosphate Fructose-6-phosphate
Description : For conversion of oxaloacetate to phosphoenol pyruvate, high energy molecule is required in the form of (A) GTP only (B) ITP only (C) GTP (or) ITP (D) None of these
Description : In presence of the following cofactor, pyruvate carboxylase converts pyruvate to oxaloacetate: (A) ATP, Protein and CO2 (B) CO2 and ATP (C) CO2 (D) Protein
Last Answer : A
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
Description : Thiamine is essential for (A) Pyruvate dehydrogenase (B) Isocitrate dehydrogenase (C) Succinate dehydrogenase (D) Acetyl CoA synthetase ENZYMES 165
Description : NADPH is produced when this enzyme acts (A) Pyruvate dehydrogenase (B) Malic enzyme (C) Succinate dehydrogenase (D) Malate dehydrogenase
Description : The following ketoacid is involved in fixing dietary NH3 into amino acid: (A) Pyruvate (B) Oxalo acetate (C) Oxalo succinate (D) α-keto glutarate
Description : Anion gap of plasma can be due to the presence of all the following except (A) Bicarbonate (B) Lactate (C) Pyruvate (D) Citrate
Description : Coenzymes derived from the vitamin shown below are required by which of the following enzymes? (A) Lactate dehydrogenase (B) Glutamate dehydrogenase (C) Pyruvate dehydrogenase (D) Malate dehydrogenase
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
Description : Phosphofructokinase is allosterically inhibited by (A) Fructose-1, 6-biphosphate (B) Lactate (C) Pyruvate (D) Citrate
Description : Biotin is a coenzyme for (A) Pyruvate dehydrogenase (B) Pyruvate carboxylase (C) PEP carboxykinase (D) Glutamate pyruvate transminase
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 : The integrator between the TCA cycle and urea cycle is (A) Fumarate (B) Malate (C) Pyruvate (D) Citrate
Description : All of the following statements about aspartate are true except (A) It is non-essential amino acid (B) It is a dicarboxylic amino acid (C) It can be synthesized from pyruvate and glutamate (D) It can be converted into asparagine
Description : All of the following are required for synthesis of alanine except (A) Pyruvate (B) α-ketoglutarate (C) Glutamate (D) Pyridoxal phosphate
Description : Alanine can be synthesized from (A) Glutamate and α-ketoglutarate (B) Pyruvate and glutamate (C) Pyruvate and α-ketoglutarate (D) Asparate and α-ketoglutarate
Description : How many ATPs are produced in the conversion of phosphoenol pyruvate to citrate? (A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 4 (D) 6
Description : Which of the following metabolite integrates glucose and fatty acid metabolism? (A) Acetyl CoA (B) Pyruvate (C) Citrate (D) Lactate
Description : Study the pathway given below. Atmospheric CO2 mesophyll cell Bundle sheath cell Plasma- desmata Plasma membrane Cell wall HCO Phosphoenol- 3 - pyruvate Cell wall C acid ... b) Fixation Transamination Regeneration (c) Fixation Decarboxylation Regeneration (d) Carboxylation Decarboxylation Reduction
Last Answer : (c) Fixation Decarboxylation Regeneration
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 : Ethanol decreases gluconeogenesis by (A) Inhibiting glucose-6-phosphatase (B) Inhibiting PEP carboxykinase (C) Converting NAD+ into NADH and decreasing the availability of pyruvate (D) Converting NAD+ into NADH and decreasing the availability of lactate