Description : Reduction of Glucose with Ca++ in water produces (A) Sorbitol (B) Dulcitol (C) Mannitol (D) Glucuronic acid
Last Answer : A
Description : A substance that is not an intermediate in the formation of D-glucuronic acid from glucose is (A) Glucoss-1-p (B) 6-Phosphogluconate (C) Glucose-6-p (D) UDP-Glucose
Last Answer : B
Description : UDP Glucuronic acid is required for the biosynthesis of (A) Chondroitin sulphates (B) Glycogen (C) Lactose (D) Starch
Description : UDPG is oxidized to UDP glucuronic acid by UDP dehydrogenase in presence of (A) FAD+ (B) NAD+ (C) NADP+ (D) ADP+
Description : UDP-Glucose is converted to UDPGlucuronic acid by (A) ATP (B) GTP (C) NADP+ (D) NAD+
Description : During an early step of respiration, glucose is converted into two identical molecules of: a) CO2 b) ATP c) pyruvic acid(pron: pie-ROO-vik) d) chlorophyll
Last Answer : ANSWER: C -- PYRUVIC ACID
Description : Galactose 1-phosphate is converted to uridine diphosphate galactose, the reaction is catalysed by the enzyme: (A) Glactokinase (B) Galactose 1-phosphate uridyl transferase (C) Uridine diphospho galactose 4-epimerase (D) UDP glucose pyrophosphorylase
Last Answer : Answer : B
Description : UDP glucose is converted to UDP glucurronate, a reaction catalysed by UDP glucose dehydrogenase requires (A) NAD+ (B) FAD (C) NADP (D) FMN
Last Answer : Answer : A
Description : Uridine diphosphate glucose (UDPG) is (A) Required for metabolism of galactose (B) Required for synthesis of glucuronic acid (C) A substrate for glycogen synthetase (D) All of the above
Last Answer : D
Description : Glucose on oxidation does not give (A) Glycoside (B) Glucosaccharic acid (C) Gluconic acid (D) Glucuronic acid
Description : Before pyruvic acid enters the TCA cycle it must be converted to (A) Acetyl CoA (B) Lactate (C) α-ketoglutarate (D) Citrate
Description : Excessive secretion of glucocorticoids raises blood glucose by (A) Decreasing glycogenesis (B) Increasing glycogenolysis (C) Increasing gluconeogenesis (D) Inhibiting HMP shunt
Last Answer : Answer : C
Description : Insulin increases (A) Glycogenesis (B) Gluconeogenesis (C) Lipolysis (D) Blood glucose
Description : Insulin decreases (A) Glycogenesis (B) Glyolysis (C) Gluconeogenesis (D) Tubular reabsorption of glucose
Description : Synthesis of Glucose from amino acids is termed as (A) Glycolysis (B) Gluconeogenesis (C) Glycogenesis (D) Lipogenesis
Description : An essential agent for converting glucose to glycogen in liver is (A) Latic acid (B) GTP (C) UTP (D) Pyruvic acid
Description : Hippuric acid is formed from (A) Benzoic acid and alanine (B) Benzoic acid glycine (C) Glucuronic acid and alanine (D) Glucuronic acid and glycine
Description : The repeating unit in hyaluronic acid is (A) Glucuronic acid and Galactosamine (B) Glucuronic acid are glucosamine (C) Glucuronic acid and N-acetyl glucosamine (D) Glucuronic acid and N-acetyl galactosamine
Description : In place of glucuronic acid chondroitin sulphate B contains (A) Gluconic acid (B) Gulonic acid (C) Induronic acid (D) Sulphonic acid
Last Answer : C
Description : N-acetylneuraminic acid is an example of (A) Sialic acid (B) Mucic acid (C) Glucuronic acid (D) Hippuric acid
Description : α–D–Glucuronic acid is present in (A) Hyaluronic acid (B) Chondroitin sulphate (C) Heparin (D) All of these
Description : Oxidation of galactose with conc HNO3 yields (A) Mucic acid (B) Glucuronic acid (C) Saccharic acid (D) Gluconic acid
Description : Repeating units of hyaluronic acid are (A) N-acetyl glucosamine and D-glucuronic acid (B) N-acetyl galactosamine and D-glucuronic acid (C) N-acetyl glucosamine and galactose (D) N-acetyl galactosamine and L- iduronic acid
Description : All living organisms retain the enzymatic machinery to partially oxidise glucose without the help of oxygen. This breakdown of glucose to pyruvic acid
Last Answer : All living organisms retain the enzymatic machinery to partially oxidise glucose without the help of oxygen ... of glucose to pyruvic acid is called.
Description : The substrate of Photorespiration is – (1) Fructose (2) Pyruvic acid (3) Glycolate (4) Glucose
Last Answer : (3) Glycolate Explanation: Glycolate is the major substrate for photorespiration. The enzymes of glycolate metabolism, e.g. glycolate oxidase and catalase, are present in substantial quantities in leaf ... and low capacity plants. Glycolate has been detected in leaves of both types of plants.
Description : The substrate of photorespiration is - (1) Fructose (2) Pyruvic acid (3) Glycolate (4) Glucose
Last Answer : (3) Glycolate Explanation: Photorespiration is a special type of respiration shown by many green plants when they are exposed to light. Glycolate (glycolic acid) is the chief metabolite of photorespiration and also its substrate. Other important metabolites are the amino acids glycine and serine.
Description : Which of the metabolites is common to respiration- mediated breakdown of fats, carbohydrates and proteins? (a) Pyruvic acid (b) Acetyl CoA (c) Glucose - 6 - phosphate (d) Fructose 1, 6 - bisphosphate
Last Answer : (b) Acetyl CoA
Description : Which of the following biomolecules is common to respiration-mediated breakdown of fats, carbohydrates and proteins? (a) Glucose-6-phosphate (b) Fructose 1, 6-bisphosphate (c) Pyruvic acid (d) Acetyl CoA
Last Answer : d) Acetyl CoA
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 glycolysis is (a) acetyl CoA (b) pyruvic acid (c) glucose 1-phosphate (d) fructose 1-phosphate.
Last Answer : (b) pyruvic acid
Description : When you do strenuous exercise, oxygen is used up rapidly. What substance is formed. a) pyruvic acid(pron: pie-ROO-vik) b) lactic acid c) glucose d) alcohol
Last Answer : ANSWER: B -- LACTIC ACID
Description : Into which of the following acids is glucose broken down in the first stage of carbohydrate metabolism? Is it: a) pyruvic acid (pie-rue-vick acid) b) lactic acid c) hydrochloric acid d) citric acid
Last Answer : ANSWER: A -- PYRUVIC ACID
Description : The substrate of Photorespiration is : (1) Fructose (2) Pyruvic acid (3) Glycolate (4) Glucose
Last Answer : Glycolate
Description : A pathway that requires NADPH as a cofactor is (A) Extramitochondrial folic acid synthesis (B) Ketone body formation (C) Glycogenesis (D) Gluconeogenesis
Description : A pathway that requires NADPH as a cofactor is (A) Fatty acid oxidation (B) Extra mitochondrial denovo fatty acid synthesis (C) Ketone bodies formation (D) Glycogenesis
Description : In the synthesis of glycogen from glucose the reversible step is (A) Glucose → glucose 6-phosphate (B) Glucose 6-phosphate → glucose 1-phosphate (C) Glucose 1-phosphate → UDP glucose (D) UDP glucose → glycogen
Description : The pathway of glycogen biosynthesis involves a special nucleotide of glucose. In the reaction below, NuDP stands for NuDP Glucose + glycogenn → NuDP + glycogenn+1 (A) ADP (B) GDP (C) UDP (D) CDP
Description : Which of the following reaction gives lactose? (A) UDP galactose and glucose (B) UDP glucose and galactose (C) Glucose and Galactose (D) Glucose, Galactose and UTP
Description : One of the following statement is correct: (A) Glycogen synthase ‘a’ is the phosphorylated (B) cAMP converts glycogen synthase b to ‘a’ (C) Insulin converts glycogen synthase b to a (D) UDP glucose molecules interact and grow into a Glycogen tree
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 : The pathogenesis of diabetic cataract involves accumulation of (A) Galactose (B) Mannitol (C) Sorbitol (D) Pyruvate
Description : Conversion of fructose to sorbitol is catalysed by the enzyme: (A) Sorbitol dehydrogenase (B) Aldose reductase (C) Fructokinase (D) Hexokinase
Description : Long chain acyl CoA penetrates mitochondria in the presence of (A) Palmitate (B) Carnitine (C) Sorbitol (D) DNP
Description : G lucose on reduct ion w ith sod ium amalgam forms (A) Dulcitol (B) Sorbitol (C) Mannitol (D) Mannitol and sorbitol
Description : Iron sorbitol-citric acid differs from iron dextran in that: A. It cannot be injected i.v. B. It is not excreted in urine C. It is not bound to transferrin in plasma D. It produces fewer side effects
Last Answer : A. It cannot be injected i.v
Description : Epinephrine causes in muscle: (A) Gluconeogenesis (B) Glycogenesis (C) Glycolysis (D) Glycogenolysis
Last Answer : Answer : D
Description : Glucocorticoids increase all of the following except (A) Gluconeogenesis (B) Lipolysis in extremities (C) Synthesis of elcosanoida (D) Hepatic glycogenesis
Description : Epinephrine decreases (A) Glycogenesis (B) Glycogenolysis (C) Gluconeogenesis (D) Lipolysis
Description : The maineffecting of glucagons is to increase (A) Glycolysis in muscles (B) Glycogenolysis in muscles (C) Glycogenolysis in liver (D) Glycogenesis in liver