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 : The amino acids required for creatine formation: (A) Glycine (B) Arginine (C) Methionine (D) All of these
Last Answer : Answer : D
Description : Carnitine is synthesized from (A) Lysine and methionine (B) Glycine and arginine (C) Aspartate and glutamate (D) Proline and hydroxyproline
Description : The basic amino acids are (A) Lysine (B) Bile acids (C) Glycine (D) Alanine
Description : The amino acid which is not optically active is (A) Alanine (B) Glycine (C) Glutamine (D) Lysine
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 : The first amino acid incorporated in a polypeptide in a ribosome of a human is (A) N formyl methionine (B) Methionine (C) Phenyl alanine (D) Hydroxy lysine
Description : Sulphur containing amino acid (A)Lysine (B) Methionine (C)Glutamine (D) Glycine
Last Answer : (B) Methionine
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 : All α-amino acids have one asymmetric carbon atom except (A) Arginine (B) Glycine (C) Aspartic acid (D) Histidine
Description : The following 4 amino acids are required for completion of urea cycle except (A) Aspartic acid (B) Arginine (C) Ornithine (D) Glycine
Description : All amino acids have one asymmetric carbon atom, except (A) Arginine (B) Aspargine (C) Histidine (D) Glycine
Description : The amino acid from which synthesis of the protein of hair keratin takes place is (A) Alanine (B) Methionine (C) Proline (D) Hydroxyproline
Description : Optical isomers of all aminoacids exist except (A) Glycine (B) Arginine (C) Alanine (D) Hydroxy proline
Description : A synthetic RNA having the sequence of UUUUUU (Poly U) will give a protein having poly ______. (A) Alamine (B) Phenyl alanine (C) Glycine (D) Methionine
Description : Corn and gliadin are low in (A) Lysine (B) Alanine (C) Glycine (D) Aspartic acid
Description : Which of the following amino acids was not found to be synthesised in Miller’s experiment? (a) Alanine (b) Glycine (c) Aspartic acid (d) Glutamic acid (
Last Answer : (d) Glutamic acid
Description : Rice grain is deficient in (A) Lysine (B) Alanine (C) Glycine (D) Isoleucine
Last Answer : (A) Lysine
Description : Which one of the following is semiessential amino acid for humans? (A) Valine (B) Arginine (C) Lysine (D) Tyrosine
Description : An aromatic amino acid is (A) Lysine (B) Tyrosine (C) Taurine (D) Arginine
Last Answer : (B) Tyrosine
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 : Which amino acid is a lipotropic factor? (A) Lysine (B) Leucine (C) Tryptophan (D) Methionine
Description : Which amino acid is a lipotropic factor? (A) Lysine (B) Lecuine (C) Tryptophan (D) Methionine
Description : An amino acid which contains a disulphide bond is (A) Lysine (B) Methionine (C) Homocysteine (D) Cystine
Description : The limiting amino acid in pulses is (A) Leucine (B) Lysine (C) Tryptophan (D) Methionine
Description : The limiting amino acid in wheat is (A) Leucine (B) Lysine (C) Cysteine (D) Methionine
Description : All the following statements about carnitine are true except (A) It can be synthesised in the human body (B) It can be synthesized from methionine and lysine (C) It is required for transport of short chain fatty acids into mitochondria (D) Its deficiency can occur due to haemodialysis
Last Answer : Answer : C
Description : The amino acid containing hydroxy group: (A) Glycine (B) Isoleucine (C) Arginine (D) Thereonine
Description : The amino acid which contains an indole group is (A) Histidine (B) Arginine (C) Glycine (D) Tryptophan
Description : The amino acid containing hydroxyl group: (A) Alanine (B) Isoleucine (C) Arginine (D) Threonine
Description : Which among the following is a basic amino acid? (A) Aspargine (B) Arginine (C) Proline (D) Alanine
Description : An example of polar amino acid is (A) Alanine (B) Leucine (C) Arginine (D) Valine
Description : The first amino acid incorporated in a polypeptide in a ribosome of a bacterium is (A) N formyl methionine (B) Methionine (C) Alamine (D) Glycine
Description : All the following amino acids are optically active except (A) Tryptophane (B) Phenylalanine (C) Valine (D) Glycine
Description : All amino acids are optically active except (A) Glycine (B) Serine (C) Threonine (D) Tryptophan
Description : An amino acid not containing the usual— COOH group is (A) Alanine (B) Tryptophan (C) Methionine (D) Taurine
Description : An amino acid having a hydrophilic side chain is (A) Alanine (B) Proline (C) Methionine (D) Serine
Description : One of the following amino acid is solely ketogenic: (A) Lysine (B) Alanine (C) Valine (D) Glutamate
Description : An amino acid not found in proteins is (A) β-Alanine (B) Proline (C) Lysine (D) Histidine
Description : Thyroid hormones are synthesized by the iodination of the amino acid: (A) Glycine (B) Phenylalanine (C) Alanine (D) Tyrosine
Description : Which among the following is a nutritionally essential amino acid for man? (A) Alanine (B) Glycine (C) Tyrosine (D) Isoleucine
Description : Along with CO2, NH3 and ATP, the amino acid that is needed in urea cycle is (A) Alanine (B) Isoleucine (C) Aspartate (D) Glycine
Description : 2-Amino 3-OH propanoic acid is (A) Glycine (B) Alanine (C) Valine (D) Serine
Description : This amino acid cannot have optical isomers: (A) Alanine (B) Histidine (C) Threonine (D) Glycine
Description : Which among the following is a nutritionally essential amino acid for man ? (A) Alanine (B) Glycine (C) Tyrosine (D) Tryptophan
Description : The amino acid which detoxicated benzoic acid to form hippuric acid is (A) Glycine (B) Alanine (C) Serine (D) Glutamic acid
Description : Small amount of urinary oxalates is contributed by the amino acid: (A) Glycine (B) Tyrosine (C) Alanine (D) Serine