Description : The reaction catalysed by phosphofructokinase (A) Is activated by high concentrations of ATP and citrate (B) Uses fruitose-1-phosphate as substrate (C) Is the rate-limiting reaction of the glycolytic pathway (D) Is inhibited by fructose 2, 6-bisphosphate
Last Answer : C
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 enzymes in Glycolytic pathway is inhibited by fluoride? (A) Glyceraldehyde-3-p dehydrogenase (B) Phosphoglycerate kinase (C) Pyruvate kinase (D) Enolase
Last Answer : D
Description : A substrate for the enzyme aldolase is (A) galactose-6-phosphate (B) isocitric acid (C) Glucose-1-phosphate (D) Fructose 1, 6 diphosphate
Last Answer : Answer : D
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
Last Answer : Answer : A
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 : The 4 rate limiting enzymes of gluconeogenesis are (A) Glucokinase, Pyruvate carboxylae phosphoenol pyruvate carboxykinase and glucose-6-phosphatase (B) Pyruvate carboxylase, phosphoenol ... fructokinase, pyruvate carboxylase, phosphoenol pyruvate carboxykinase and fructose 1, 6 diphosphatase
Last Answer : B
Description : Substrate-linked phosphorylation occurs in (A) Glycolytic pathway(B) Citric acid cycle (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) None of these
Last Answer : Answer : C
Description : Which one of the following statements concerning glucose metabolism is correct? (A) The conversion of Glucose to lactate occurs only in the R.B.C (B) Glucose enters most cells by a mechanism in ... ) An elevated level of insulin leads to a decreased level of fructose 2, 6-bisphosphate in hepatocyte
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 : 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 conversion of lactic acid to glucose, three reactions of glycolytic pathway are circumvented, which of the following enzymes do not participate? (A) Pyruvate carboxylase (B) Phosphoenol pyruvate carboxy kinase (C) Pyruvate kinase (D) Glucose-6-phosphatase
Description : In conversion of Lactic acid to Glucose, three reactions of Glycolytic pathway are circumvented, which of the following enzymes do not participate? (A) Pyruvate Carboxylase (B) Phosphoenol pyruvate carboxy kinase (C) Pyruvate kinase (D) Glucose-6-phosphatase
Description : $ The chief respiratory substrate of a cell is carbohydrate ! Fermentaiton is also called Glycolytic pathway.
Last Answer : $ The chief respiratory substrate of a cell is carbohydrate ! Fermentaiton is also called Glycolytic pathway. A. ... D. If both As and R are wrong.
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 : 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
Last Answer : A
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 : During glycolysis, Fructose 1, 6 diphosphate is decomposed by the enzyme: (A) Enolase a (B) Fructokinase (C) Aldolase (D) Diphosphofructophosphatose
Description : What is the substrate for aldolase reaction?
Last Answer : Fructose-1,6-bisphosphate.
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 : A specific fructokinase present in liver has a very high affinity for its substrate because (A) Km for fructose is very high (B) Km for fructose is very low (C) Activity is affected by fasting (D) Activity is affected by insulin
Description : The enzyme of the glycolic pathway, sensitive to inhibiton by fluoride ions is (A) Hexokinase (B) Aldolase (C) Enolase (D) Pyruvate kinase
Description : Glycerol can enter glycolytic pathway via (A) Dihydroxyacetone phosphate (B) 1, 3-Biphospoglycerate (C) 3-Phosphoglycerate (D) 2-Phosphoglycerate
Description : Glycolytic pathway is located in (A) Mitochondria (B) Cytosol (C) Microsomes (D) Nucleus
Description : In the glycolytic pathway, enolpyruvate is converted to ketopyruvate by (A) Pyruvate kinase (B) Phosphoenolpyruvate (C) Pyruvate dehydrogenase (D) Spontaneously
Description : Most of the metabolic pathways are either anabolic or catabolic. Which of the following pathways is considered as “amphibolic” in nature? (A) Glycogenesis (B) Glycolytic pathway (C) Lipolysis (D) TCA cycle
Description : Our body can get pentoses from (A) Glycolytic pathway (B) Uromic acid pathway (C) TCA cycle (D) HMP shunt
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 : The substrate of Photorespiration is : (1) Fructose (2) Pyruvic acid (3) Glycolate (4) Glucose
Last Answer : Glycolate
Description : Leishmania donovani is susceptible to certain antifungal drugs because both fungi and Leishmania: A. Utilise purine salvage pathway B. Utilise similar glycolytic mechanisms C. Have similar topoisomerase II enzyme D. Have ergosterol in their cell membranes
Last Answer : D. Have ergosterol in their cell membranes
Description : Which one of the following metabolites is not directly produced in the hexose monophosphate pathway? (A) Fructose-6-phosphate (B) Dihydroxy acetone phosphate (C) CO2 (D) Erythrose-4-phosphate
Description : Conversion of glucose to glucose-6-phosphate, the first irreversible reaction of glycolysis, is catalysed by (a) phosphofructokinase (b) aldolase (c) hexokinase (d) enolase.
Last Answer : (c) hexokinase
Description : Which one of the following statements is not characteristic of allosteric enzymes? (A) They frequently catalyze a committed step early in a metabolic pathway (B) They are often composed of subunits (C) They follow Michaelis-Menten kinetics (D) They frequently show cooperativity for substrate binding
Description : An allosteric enzyme is generally inhibited by (A) Initial substrate of the pathway (B) Substrate analogues (C) Product of the reaction catalysed by allosteric enzyme (D) Product of the pathway
Description : This fructose is produced by which pathway?
Last Answer : Polyol pathway of glucose.
Description : The hexose monophosphate pathway includes the enzyme: (A) Maltase dehydrogenase (B) Hexokinase (C) α-Ketoglutarate dehydrogenase (D) Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase
Description : Glucocorticoids increase the synthesis of all of the following except (A) Glucokinase (B) Glucose-6-phosphatase (C) Fructose-1, 6-biphosphatase (D) Pyruvate carboxylase
Description : A reaction which may be considered an isomerisation is (A) Glucose 6-Phosphate fructose 6 phosphate (B) 3-Phosphoglycerate 2-phosphoglycerate (C) 2-phosphoglycerate phosphoenolpyruvate (D) Pyruvate Lactate
Description : Hexokinase is inhibited in an allosteric manner by (A) Glucose-6-Phosphate (B) Glucose-1-Phosphate (C) Fructose-6-phosphate (D) Fructose-1, 6-biphosphate
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 : 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 : Which one of the following statements concerning glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency is correct? (A) Young R.B.Cs, particularly reticulocytes, contain the highest enzyme activity cells show less enzyme ... PD gene (D) G-6-PD deficiency is precipitated by ingestion of drugs such as aspirin
Description : The “Primaquin sensitivity types of haemolytic anaemia has been found to relate to reduced R.B.C activity of which enzyme? (A) Pyruvate kinase deficiency (B) Glucose-6-phosphatase deficiency (C) Glucose-6-p dehydrogenase deficiency (D) Hexokinase deficiency
Description : What is it called when an enzyme is blocked at its active site so the normal substrate can't bind? a. Competitive Inhibition b. Feedback Inhibition c. Noncompetitive Inhibition d. Pathway Modulation
Last Answer : a. Competitive Inhibition
Description : In glycolysis, ATP is created by A.photophosphorylation B.the chemiosmotic mechanism C.substrate level phosphorylation D.the pentose phosphate pathway
Last Answer : C.substrate level phosphorylation
Description : Insulin increases the activity of (A) Pyruvate kinase (B) Phosphorylase (C) Triacylglycerol kinase (D) Fructose 2, 6-bisphosphatase
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
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