Description : An aromatic amino acid is (A) Lysine (B) Tyrosine (C) Taurine (D) Arginine
Last Answer : (B) Tyrosine
Description : Sulphur is made available to the body by the amino acids: (A) Cystine and methionine (B) Taurine and alanine (C) Proline and hydroxyproline (D) Arginine and lysine MINERAL METABOLISM 191
Last Answer : Answer : A
Description : Which one of the following is semiessential amino acid for humans? (A) Valine (B) Arginine (C) Lysine (D) Tyrosine
Last Answer : Answer : B
Description : Skeletal muscle breakdown produces predominantly liberation of which two amino acids? A. Lysine. B. Tyrosine. C. Alanine. D. Glutamine. E. Arginine.
Last Answer : Answer: CD DISCUSSION: Alanine is released from skeletal muscle and extracted by the liver, where it is converted to new glucose. Glutamine is also released from muscle and participates in ... these two amino acids account for approximately two thirds of the nitrogen released from skeletal muscle
Description : Which one of the following is an essential amino acid? (A) Arginine (B) Tyrosine (C) Phenylalanine (D) Proline
Last Answer : Answer : C
Description : Million-Nasse’s reaction is specific for the amino acid: (A) Tryptophan (B) Tyrosine (C) Phenylalanine (D) Arginine
Description : Which of the following amino acid has been shown as one of the active site of phosphoglucomutase? (A) Lysine (B) Tyrosine (C) Serine (D) Histidine
Description : Activation or inactivation of certain key regulatory enzymes is accomplished by covalent modification of the amino acid: (A) Tyrosine (B) Phenylalanine (C) Lysine (D) Serine
Last Answer : Answer : D
Description : The limiting amino acid of rice is (A) Lysine (B) Tryptophan (C) Phenylalanine (D) Tyrosine
Description : α-helix is disrupted by certain amino acids like (A) Proline (B) Arginine (C) Histidine (D) Lysine
Description : The amino acids in which the R groups have a net positive charge at pH 7.0 are (A) Lysine, Arginine, Histidine (B) Lysine, Aspargine (C) Histidine, Aspargine (D) Glutamine, Arginine
Description : The amino acids involved in the synthesis of creatin are (A) Arginine, glycine, active methionine (B) Arginine, alanine, glycine (C) Glycine, lysine, methionine (D) Arginine, lysine, methionine
Description : The biosynthesis of both Catecholamine and serotonin require (A) Tyrosine hydroxylase (B) N-methyl transferase (C) Aromatic amino acid decarboxylase (D) Tryptophan pyrrolase
Description : Edman’s reaction can be used to (A) Determine the number of tyrosine residues in a protein (B) Determine the number of aromatic amino acid residues in a protein (C) Determine the amino acid sequence of a protein (D) Hydrolyse the peptide bonds in a protein
Description : Which of the following amino acids produce a vasoconstrictor on decarboxylation? (A) Histidine (B) Tyrosine (C) Threonine (D) Arginine
Description : Identify the basic amino acid from the following. (a) Tyrosine (b) Glutamic Acid (c) Lysine (d) Valine
Last Answer : (c) Lysine
Description : Side chains of all following amino acids contain aromatic rings except (A) Phenyl alanine (B) Alanine (C) Tyrosine (D) Tryptophan
Description : Side chains of all amino acids contain aromatic rings except (A) Pheynl alanine (B) Alanine (C) Tyrosine (D) Tryptophan
Description : Thyroxine is derived from (A) Tyrosine (B) Tyranine (C) Taurine (D) Tryptaine
Description : Sakaguchi reaction is answered by (A) Lysine (B) Ornithine (C) Arginine (D) Arginino succinic acid
Description : An amino acid not containing the usual— COOH group is (A) Alanine (B) Tryptophan (C) Methionine (D) Taurine
Description : Which of the following amino acids has an aromatic R group? (a) Serine (b) Cysteine (c) Asparagine (d) Tyrosine
Last Answer : Tyrosine
Description : Buffering action of haemoglobin is mainly due to its (A) Glutamine residues (B) Arginine residues (C) Histidine residues (D) Lysine residues
Description : In pheochromocytoma, urine will have (A) FILGU (B) VMA (C) 5 HIAA (D) Lysine and Arginine
Description : Carnitine is synthesized from (A) Lysine (B) Serine (C) Choline (D) Arginine
Description : In N-linked glycoproteins, oligosaccharide is attached to protein through its (A) Asparagine residue (B) Glutamine residue (C) Arginine residue (D) Lysine residue
Description : Carnitine is synthesized from (A) Lysine and methionine (B) Glycine and arginine (C) Aspartate and glutamate (D) Proline and hydroxyproline
Description : An –OH group is present in the side chain of (A) Serine (B) Arginine (C) Lysine (D) Proline
Description : Histones are (A) Identical to protamine (B) Proteins rich in lysine and arginine (C) Proteins with high molecular weight (D) Insoluble in water and very dilute acids
Description : The sparing action of methionine is (A) Tyrosine (B) Cystine (C) Arginine (D) Tryptophan
Description : Hopkins-Cole test is for identification of (A) Tyrosine (B) Tryptophan (C) Arginine (D) Cysteine
Description : Millon’s test is for identification of (A) Tyrosine (B) Tryptophan (C) Proline (D) Arginine
Description : Sakaguchi’s reaction is specific for (A) Tyrosine (B) Proline (C) Arginine (D) Cysteine
Description : The deficiency of copper decreases the activity of the enzyme: (A) Lysine oxidase (B) Lysine hydroxylase (C) Tyrosine oxidase (D) Proline hydroxylase
Description : The proteins present in maize are deficient in (A) Lysine (B) Threonine (C) Tryptophan (D) Tyrosine
Description : How can I perform an assay for the amino acid Taurine?
Last Answer : You need to provide more info than that. What are you trying to do? Detect taurine levels?
Description : How can the amino acid taurine affect the body in a negative way?
Last Answer : Does your text book give you some ideas on what your teacher is looking for?
Description : The amino acid containing hydroxy group: (A) Glycine (B) Isoleucine (C) Arginine (D) Thereonine
Description : All α-amino acids have one asymmetric carbon atom except (A) Arginine (B) Glycine (C) Aspartic acid (D) Histidine
Description : The amino acid which contains an indole group is (A) Histidine (B) Arginine (C) Cystine (D) Tryptophan
Description : The amino acid containing an indole ring: (A) Tryptophan (B) Arginine (C) Threonine (D) Phenylalanine
Description : The following 4 amino acids are required for completion of urea cycle except (A) Aspartic acid (B) Arginine (C) Ornithine (D) Glycine
Description : Hemoglobin has a high content of this amino acid: (A) Proline (B) Leucine (C) Arginine (D) Histicline
Description : It is the only amino acid having an ionizing ‘R’ group with a pK’ near 7 and is important in the active site of some enzymes: (A) Arginine (B) Cystein (C) Cystine (D) Histidine
Description : Which one of the amino acids could serve as the best buffer at pH 7? (A) Glutamic acid (B) Arginine (C) Valine (D) Histidine
Description : An amino acid not involved in urea cycle is (A) Arginine (B) Histidine (C) Ornithine (D) Citrulline
Description : The amino acid containing hydroxyl group: (A) Alanine (B) Isoleucine (C) Arginine (D) Threonine
Description : The amino acid which contains an indole group is (A) Histidine (B) Arginine (C) Glycine (D) Tryptophan
Description : The amino acid which contains a guanidine group is (A) Histidine (B) Arginine (C) Citrulline (D) Ornithine
Description : Which among the following is a basic amino acid? (A) Aspargine (B) Arginine (C) Proline (D) Alanine