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
Last Answer : C
Description : Carbohydrate is stored in the body as (1) glucose (2) starch (3) glycogen (4) sucrose
Last Answer : (3) glycogen Explanation: Glycogen is a multibranched polysaccharide that serves as a form of energy storage in animals and fungi. In humans, glycogen is made and stored primarily in the ... branched and compact than starch. Polysaccharide represents the main storage form of glucose in the body.
Last Answer : glycogen
Description : Iodine gives a red colour with (A) Starch (B) Dextrin (C) Glycogen (D) Inulin
Description : A polysacchharide which is often called animal starch is (A) Glycogen (B) Starch (C) Inulin (D) Dextrin
Last Answer : D
Description : A carbohydrate which can not be digested in human gut is (A) Cellulose (B) Starch (C) Glycogen (D) Maltose
Last Answer : Answer : A
Description : The most abundant carbohydrate found in nature is (A) Starch (B) Glycogen (C) Cellulose (D) Chitin
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
Description : A carbohydrate, commonly known as dextrose is (A) Dextrin (B) D-Fructose (C) D-Glucose (D) Glycogen
Description : Starch and glycogen are polymers of (A) Fructose (B) Mannose (C) α−D-Glucose (D) Galactose
Description : Honey contains the hydrolytic product of (A) Lactose (B) Maltose (C) Inulin (D) Starch
Description : The homopo lysacchar ide used for intravenous infusion as plasma substitute is (A) Agar (B) Inulin (C) Pectin (D) Starch
Last Answer : A
Description : The salivary hydrolase is known as salivary amylase, or ptyalin. Ptyalin digests carbohydrates breaking starch and glycogen, glucose polymers, into maltose (a glucose disaccharide) and dextrin.
Last Answer : Why doesn't the food enter the trachea instead of going to the esophagus?
Description : Which of the following is known as animal starch? (1) glycogen (2) cellulose (3) glucose (4) chitin
Last Answer : (1) glycogen Explanation: Glycogen, the principal storage form of glucose in animal cells, sometimes called "animal starch" for its resemblance with starch found in plants. It t is stored in ... be converted to glucose if needed. In the liver this conversion is regulated by the hormone glucagon.
Description : In which of the following groups are all polysaccharides? (a) Sucrose, glucose and fructose (b) Maltose, lactose and fructose (c) Glycogen, sucrose and maltose (d) Glycogen, cellulose and starch
Last Answer : (d) Glycogen, cellulose and starch
Description : Which one of the following pairs is mismatched? a. Protein - amino acids b. Nucleic acid - nucleotides c. Fats - glycogen d. Starch - glucose
Last Answer : c. Fats - glycogen
Description : The most abundant carbohydrate present in blood is (a) glucose (b) lactose (c) starch (d) cellulose
Last Answer : Ans:(a)
Description : Which carbohydrate is used in silvering of mirrors? (1) Fructose (2) Sucrose (3) Glucose (4) Starch
Last Answer : (3) Glucose Explanation: Glucose is used in silvering of mirror as a reducing agent. Aldehydes such as glucose reduce Ag+ (aq) ions to metallic silver. They themselves are oxidised to carboxylate ions.
Description : The form of carbohydrate which is synthesized in plants is – (1) Starch (2) Glucose (3) Fructose (4) Cellulose
Last Answer : (2) Glucose Explanation: Carbohydrates are initially synthesized in plants from a complex series of reactions involving photosynthesis. The simplified version of this chemical reaction is to utilize carbon ... sun to produce a simple sugar such as glucose and oxygen molecules as a byproduct.
Description : Translocation of carbohydrate nutrients usually occurs in the form of (a) glucose (b) maltose (c) starch (d) sucrose.
Last Answer : (d) sucrose.
Description : Which carbohydrate is used in silvering of mirrors ? (1) Fructose (2) Sucrose (3) Glucose (4) Starch
Last Answer : Glucose
Description : The form of carbohydrate which is synthesised in plants is (1) Starch (2) Glucose (3) Fructose (4) Cellulose
Description : Which of the following is not a polymer of glucose? (A) Amylose (B) Inulin (C) Cellulose (D) Dextrin
Last Answer : B
Description : A polymer of glucose synthesized by the action of leuconostoc mesenteroids in a sucrose medium is (A) Dextrans (B) Dextrin (C) Limit dextrin (D) Inulin
Description : The constituent unit of inulin is (A) Glucose (B) Fructose (C) Mannose (D) Galactose
Description : Dietary fibres are rich in (A) Cellulose (B) Glycogen (C) Starch (D) Proteoglycans
Description : Iodine test is positive for starch, dextrin and (A) Mucoproteins (B) Agar (C) Glycogen (D) Cellulose
Description : UDP Glucuronic acid is required for the biosynthesis of (A) Chondroitin sulphates (B) Glycogen (C) Lactose (D) Starch
Description : Iodine solution produces no color with (A) Cellulose (B) Starch (C) Dextrin (D) Glycogen
Description : Amylose is a constituent of (A) Starch (B) Cellulose (C) Glycogen (D) None of these
Description : Maltose can be formed by hydrolysis of (A) Starch (B) Dextrin (C) Glycogen (D) All of these
Description : Oxidation of which substance in the body yields the most calories (A) Glucose (B) Glycogen (C) Protein (D) Lipids
Description : Cellulose and starch are polysaccharides made of glucose, but cellulose cannot be digest by human beings, why?
Last Answer : Cellulose contains beta 1,4 linkages, which cannot be digested by human enzymes.
Description : Energy is stored in liver and muscles in the form of – (1) carbohydrate (2) fat (3) protein (4) glycogen
Last Answer : (4) glycogen Explanation: Muscle and liver cells have a high capacity for glycogen storage because they require fast access when the need for it arises.
Description : In which organ carbohydrate is stored as glycogen?
Last Answer : Liver
Description : Glycogen is the major storage form of B A. Carbohydrate B. Protein C. Lipids D. Glycoprotein
Last Answer : Protein
Description : In which organ carbohydrate is stored as glycogen
Description : An essential agent for converting glucose to glycogen in liver is (A) Latic acid (B) GTP (C) UTP (D) Pyruvic acid
Last Answer : Answer : C
Description : Glucose-1-phosphate liberated from glycogen cannot be converted into free glucose in (A) Liver (B) Kidneys (C) Muscles (D) Brain
Description : Glycogen phosphorylase liberates the following from glycogen (A) Glucose (B) Glucose-6-phosphate (C) Glucose-1-phosphate (D) Maltose
Description : Pompe ’s d isease is caused due to deficiency of (A) Lysosomal α-1→4 and 1→6-glucosidase (B) Glucose-6-phosphatase (C) Glycogen synthase (D) Phosphofructokinase
Description : Action of glycogen synthase is inhibited by (A) Insulin (B) Glucose (C) Mg2+ (D) Cyclic AMP
Description : Allosteric activator of glycogen synthase is (A) Glucose (B) Glucose-6-Phosphate (C) UTP (D) Glucose-1-phosphate
Last Answer : Answer : B
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 : The process of breakdown of glycogen to glucose in the liver and pyruvate and lacate in the muscle is known as (A) Glyogenesis (B) Glycogenolysis (C) Gluconeogenesis (D) Cellular degradation
Description : Renal glycosuria occurs due to (A) Increased filtration of glucose in glomeruli (B) Increased secretion of glucose by renal tubular cells (C) Decreased reabsorption of glucose by renal tubular cells (D) Increased conversion of glycogen into glucose in tubular cells
Last Answer : Answer : D
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