Description : The proteins present in maize are deficient in (A) Lysine (B) Threonine (C) Tryptophan (D) Tyrosine
Last Answer : Answer : C
Description : The limiting amino acid in pulses is (A) Leucine (B) Lysine (C) Tryptophan (D) Methionine
Last Answer : Answer : D
Description : Pulses are rich in (A) Lysine (B) Methionine (C) Tryptophan (D) Phenylalanine
Last Answer : Answer : A
Description : Generally, cereals are deficient in – a) Protein b) Tryptophan c) Methionine d) Lysine
Last Answer : a) Protein
Description : The side chain of which of the following amino acid contain sulphur atom? (A) Methionine (B) Threonine (C) Leucine (D) Tryptophan
Description : The limiting amino acid of fish proteins is (A) Tryptophan (B) Cysteine (C) Lysine (D) Threonine
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 : Maize is poor in (A) Lysine (B) Methionine (C) Tryptophan (D) Lysine and tryptophan
Description : Both folic acid and methyl cobalamin (vitamin B12) are required in (A) Deamination of serine (B) Deamination of threonine (C) Conversion of pyridoxal phosphate to pyridoxamine phosphate (D) Methylation of homocystein to methionine
Description : Cysteine can partially meet the requirement of (A) Phenylalanine (B) Threonine (C) Methionine (D) None of these
Description : Cysteine can be synthesized from methionine and (A) Serine (B) Homoserine (C) Homocysteine (D) Threonine
Description : All the following are sulphur containing amino acids found in proteins except (A) Cysteine (B) Cystine (C) Methionine (D) Threonine
Last Answer : (D) Threonine
Description : In the B chain of insulin molecule, the Nterminal amino acid is (A) Proline (B) Threonine (C) Phenylalanine (D) Lysine
Description : Two amino groups are present in (A) Leucine (B) Glutamate (C) Lysine (D) Threonine
Description : The amino acid containing an indole ring: (A) Tryptophan (B) Arginine (C) Threonine (D) Phenylalanine
Description : The lone pair of electrons at one of the ring nitrogens in the given amino acid makes a potential ligand, which is important in binding the iron atoms in hemoglobin: (A) Tryptophan (B) Threonine (C) Histidine (D) Serine
Description : All amino acids are optically active except (A) Glycine (B) Serine (C) Threonine (D) Tryptophan
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
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
Description : Carnitine is synthesized from (A) Lysine and methionine (B) Glycine and arginine (C) Aspartate and glutamate (D) Proline and hydroxyproline
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
Last Answer : Answer : B
Description : An amino acid which contains a disulphide bond is (A) Lysine (B) Methionine (C) Homocysteine (D) Cystine
Description : The limiting amino acid in wheat is (A) Leucine (B) Lysine (C) Cysteine (D) Methionine
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 : N-Formiminoglutamate is a metabolite of (A) Glutamate (B) Histidine (C) Tryptophan (D) Methionine
Description : The sparing action of methionine is (A) Tyrosine (B) Cystine (C) Arginine (D) Tryptophan
Description : An amino acid not containing the usual— COOH group is (A) Alanine (B) Tryptophan (C) Methionine (D) Taurine
Description : In mammalian tissues serine can be a biosynthetic precursor of (A) Methionine (B) Glycine (C) Tryptophan (D) Phenylalanine
Description : The limiting amino acid of rice is (A) Lysine (B) Tryptophan (C) Phenylalanine (D) Tyrosine
Description : Sulphur containing amino acid (A)Lysine (B) Methionine (C)Glutamine (D) Glycine
Last Answer : (B) Methionine
Description : The figure shows a hypothetical tetrapeptide portion of a protein with parts labelled A-D. Which one of the following options is correct? - HN - CH - CO - NH - CH - CO - NH - CH - CO - ... -terminal amino acid and D is N-terminal amino acid. (d) A is a sulphur containing amino acid methionine.
Last Answer : (a) D is the acidic amino acid-glutamic acid.
Description : Which one of the following is sulphur-containing amino acid? (A)Tryptophan (B) Cystine (C) Proline (D) Lysine
Last Answer : (B) Cystine
Description : Which of the following amino acid participate in urea cycle?(a) Argininie (b) Lysine (c) Tryptophan (d) Histidine
Last Answer : (a) Argininie
Description : Rice grain is deficient in (A) Lysine (B) Alanine (C) Glycine (D) Isoleucine
Last Answer : (A) Lysine
Description : Pulses are deficient in amino acid
Last Answer : Ans. Methionine
Description : A ketogenic amino acid among the following is (A) Leucine (B) Serine (C) Threonine (D) Proline
Description : In purine biosynthesis carbon atoms at 4 and 5 position and N at 7 position are contributed by (A) Glycine (B) Glutamine (C) Alanine (D) Threonine
Description : Which of the following amino acids produce a vasoconstrictor on decarboxylation? (A) Histidine (B) Tyrosine (C) Threonine (D) Arginine
Description : In the B chain of insulin molecule, the C-terminal amino acid: (A) Threonine (B) Tyrosine (C) Glutamate (D) Valine
Description : In the A chain of insulin molecule the Cterminal amino acid is (A) Asparagine (B) Threonine (C) Valine (D) Tyrosine
Description : An essential amino acid in man is (A) Proline (B) Threonine (C) Asparagine (D) Tyrosine
Description : Most amino acids are substrates for transamination except (A) Alanine (B) Threonine (C) Serine (D) Valine
Description : All the standard amino acids except the following have one chiral ‘c’ atom: (A) Threonine, Isoleucine (B) Isoleucine, Alanine (C) Threonine, Alanine (D) Alanine, Glutamine
Description : The amino acid containing hydroxyl group: (A) Alanine (B) Isoleucine (C) Arginine (D) Threonine
Description : This amino acid cannot have optical isomers: (A) Alanine (B) Histidine (C) Threonine (D) Glycine
Description : A ketogenic amino acid is (A) Valine (B) Cysteine (C) Leucine (D) Threonine
Description : The amino acid with a nonpolar side chain is (A) Serine (B) Valine (C) Asparagine (D) Threonine