Description : Aspartate amino transferase uses the following for transamination: (A) Glutamic acid and pyruvic acid (B) Glutamic acid and oxaloacetic acid (C) Aspartic acid and pyruvic acid (D) aspartic acid and keto adipic acid
Last Answer : Answer : B
Description : Pyridoxine deficiency can be diagnosed by measuring urinary excretion of (A) Pyruvic acid (B) Oxaloacetic acid (C) Xanthurenic acid (D) None of these VITAMINS 119
Last Answer : Answer : C
Description : In C3 plants, the first stable product of photosynthesis during the dark reaction is (a) malic acid (b) oxaloacetic acid (c) 3-phosphoglyceric acid (d) phosphoglyceraldehyde.
Last Answer : (c) 3-phosphoglyceric acid
Description : Malic enzyme convers malic acid, in the presence of NADP+ to Pyruvic acid. This reaction is a/an (A) Decarboxylation (B) Decarboxylation and Dehydrogenation (C) Dehydrogenation (D) Oxidation
Description : A biochemical indication of vitamin B12 deficiency can be obtained by measuring the urinary excretion of (A) Pyruvic acid (B) Malic acid (C) Methyl malonic acid (D) Urocanic acid
Description : Pyridoxine deficiency can be diagnosed by measuring urinary excretion of (A) Pyruvic acid (B) Oxaloacetic acid (C) Xanthurenic acid (D) None of these
Last Answer : (C) Xanthurenic acid
Description : Before pyruvic acid enters the TCA cycle it must be converted to (A) Acetyl CoA (B) Lactate (C) α-ketoglutarate (D) Citrate
Last Answer : A
Description : In Krebs’ cycle, the FAD precipitates as electron acceptor during the conversion of (a) fumaric acid to malic acid (b) succinic acid to fumaric acid (c) succinyl CoA to succinic acid (d) α-ketoglutarate to succinyl CoA.
Last Answer : (b) succinic acid to fumaric acid
Description : In sugarcane plant 14CO2 is fixed to malic acid, in which the enzyme that fixes CO2 is (a) ribulose biphosphate carboxylase (b) phosphoenol pyruvic acid carboxylase (c) ribulose phosphate kinase (d) fructose phosphatase.
Last Answer : (b) phosphoenol pyruvic acid carboxylase
Description : What is the chemical name of vinegar ? (1) Citric acid (2) Acetic acid (3) Pyruvic acid (4) Malic acid
Last Answer : Acetic acid
Description : In which one of the following do the two names refer to one and the same thing ? (a) Krebs’ cycle and Calvin cycle (b) Tricarboxylic acid cycle and citric acid cycle (c) Citric acid cycle and Calvin cycle (d) Tricarboxylic acid cycle and urea cycle
Last Answer : (b) Tricarboxylic acid cycle and citric acid cycle
Description : Pyruvic acid can be obtained by transamination of alanine with (A) α- keto glutaric acid (B) Acetoacetic acid (C) β−OH butyric acid (D) Phosphoenol Pyruvic acid
Last Answer : Answer : A
Description : The reaction catalysed by α-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase in the citric acid cycle requires (A) NAD (B) NADP (C) ADP (D) ATP
Description : Link between glycolysis, Krebs’ cycle and β-oxidation of fatty acid or carbohydrate and fat metabolism is (a) oxaloacetic acid (b) succinic acid (c) citric acid (d) acetyl CoA.
Last Answer : (d) acetyl CoA.
Description : The oxidation of lactic acid to pyruvic acid requires the following vitamin derivative as the hydrogen carrier. (A) Lithium pyrophosphate (B) Coenyzme A (C) NAD+ (D) FMN
Last Answer : C
Description : Check the incorrect statement : (a) Acetic acid is present in sour milk (b) Formic acid is present in insect bites (c) Tartaric acid is present in grapes (d) Citric acid is a tricarboxylic acid
Last Answer : Acetic acid is present in sour milk
Description : Which of the following is the key intermediate compound linking glycolysis to the Krebs’ cycle? (a) Malic acid (b) Acetyl CoA (c) NADH (d) ATP
Last Answer : (b) Acetyl CoA
Description : Fluidised bed reactor is characterised by (A) Uniformity of temperature (B) Comparatively smaller equipment (C) Very small pressure drop (D) Absence of continuous catalyst regeneration facility
Last Answer : (A) Uniformity of temperature
Description : Insulin is oxidized to separate the protein molecule into its constituent polypeptide chains without affecting the other part of the molecule by the use of (A) Performic acid (B) Oxalic acid (C) Citric acid (D) Malic acid
Description : The first carbon dioxide acceptor in C4-plants is (a) phosphoenol-pyruvate (b) ribulose 1, 5-diphosphate (c) oxaloacetic acid (d) phosphoglyceric acid.
Last Answer : (a) phosphoenol-pyruvate
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 : During which stage in the complete oxidation of glucose are the greatest number of ATP molecules formed from ADP? (a) Glycolysis (b) Krebs’ cycle (c) Conversion of pyruvic acid to acetyl CoA (d) Electron transport chain
Last Answer : (d) Electron transport chain
Description : End product of citric acid cycle/Krebs’ cycle is (a) citric acid (b) lactic acid (c) pyruvic acid (d) CO2 + H2O
Last Answer : (d) CO2 + H2O.
Description : Which statement is wrong for Krebs' cycle? (a) There is one point in the cycle where FAD+ is reduced to FADH2. (b) During conversion of succinyl CoA to succinic acid, a molecule of GTP is synthesised. (c ... citric acid. (d) There are three points in the cycle where NAD+ is reduced to NADH + H+.
Last Answer : (c) The cycle starts with condensation of acetyl group (acetyl CoA) with pyruvic acid to yield citric acid.
Description : Yeast play an important role in the alcohol industry, converting pyruvic acid into carbondioxide and ethyl alcohol by the process of A- glycolysis B- respiration C- fermentation D- Krebs cycle
Last Answer : fermentation
Description : All of the following intermediates of citric acid cycle can be formed from amino acids except (A) α-Ketoglutarate (B) Fumarate (C) Malate (D) Oxaloacetate
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 : 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
Last Answer : Answer : D
Description : An enzyme of the citric acid cycle also found outside the mitochondria is (A) Isocitrate dehydrogenase (B) Citrate synthetase (C) α-Ketoglutarate dehydrogenase (D) Malate dehydrogenase
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 : Regeneration of molecular sieve requires it to be heated to a temperature of about __________ °C. (A) 80-120 (B) 200-300 (C) 600-800 (D) 1000-1100
Last Answer : (D) 1000-1100
Description : Decarboxylation of α-keto acids requires (A) Thiamine pyrophosphate, FAD, NAD+ (B) Flavin mononucleotide (C) NADP+ (D) NAD+ only
Description : Mitochondrial α-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase complex requires all the following to function except (A) CoA (B) FAD (C) NAD+ (D) NADP+
Description : An essential agent for converting glucose to glycogen in liver is (A) Latic acid (B) GTP (C) UTP (D) Pyruvic acid
Description : During deficiency of thiamine the concentration of the following compound rises in blood and intracellular fluid: (A) Glycogen (B) Sugar (C) Amino acids (D) Pyruvic acid
Description : In beri beri there will be accumulation of _________ in blood. (A) Aceto acetic acid (B) β−hydroxy butyric acid (C) Pyruvic acid (D) Methyl malonic acid
Description : This abnormal metabolite may be responsible for the neurological manifestation of pernicious anemia. (A) Taurine (B) Methyl malonic acid (C) Xanthurenic acid (D) Phenyl pyruvic acid
Description : In beri beri there will be accumulation of _______ in blood. (A) Aceto acetic acid (B) β-OH butyric acid (C) Pyruvic acid (D) Methyl malonic acid
Description : This abnormal metabolite may be responsible for the neurological manifestation of pernicious anemia: (A) Taurine (B) Methyl malonic acid (C) Xantherunic acid (D) Phenyl pyruvic acid
Description : Concentration of pyruvic acid and lactic acid in blood is increased due to deficiency of the vitamin (A) Thiamin (B) Riboflavin (C) Niacin (D) Pantothenic acid
Description : Which co-enzyme is not involved in oxidative decarboxylation of pyruvic acid? (A) TPP (B) Mg++ (C) Biotin (D) CoA-SH
Description : All the following are true about phenylketonuria except (A) Deficiency of phenylalanine hydroxylase (B) Mental retardation (C) Increased urinary excretion of p-hydroxyphenyl pyruvic acid (D) Decrease serotonin formation
Description : The following ions help in enzymatic transfer of phosphate from ATP to pyruvic acid: (A) Sodium (B) Calcium (C) Magnesium (D) Potassium
Description : Acetyl CoA is not used for the synthesis of (A) Fatty acid (B) Cholesterol (C) Pyruvic acid (D) Citric acid
Description : For glycogenesis, Glucose should be converted to (A) Glucuronic acid (B) Pyruvic acid (C) UDP glucose (D) Sorbitol
Description : The enzyme -ketoglutarate dehydrogenase in the citric acid cycle requires (A) Lipoate (B) Folate (C) Pyridoxine (D) Inositol
Description : NADPH is produced when this enzyme acts (A) Pyruvate dehydrogenase (B) Malic enzyme (C) Succinate dehydrogenase (D) Malate dehydrogenase
Description : Which one of the following is the correct matching of the events occurring during menstrual cycle? (a) Proliferative phase : Rapid regeneration of myometrium and maturation of Graafian follicle (b) ... ) Ovulation : LH and FSH attain peak level and sharp fall in the secretion of progesterone
Last Answer : (b) Secretory phase : Development of corpus luteum and increased secretion of progesterone
Description : In a Rankine cycle, regeneration results in higher efficiency because (a) Pressure inside the boiler increases [GATE-2003] (b) Heat is added before steam enters the low pressure turbine (c) ... temperature of heat addition in the boiler increases (d) Total work delivered by the turbine increases
Last Answer : (c) Average temperature of heat addition in the boiler increases
Description : State some advantages of Regeneration cycle?
Last Answer : • Heat supplied to boiler becomes reduced • Thermal efficiency is increased since the average temperature of heat addition to the cycle is increased. • Due to bleeding in the turbine, erosion of turbine due to moisture is reduced.