Description : All the following statement about hydroxyproline are true except (A) There is no codon for hydroxyproline (B) It is present in large amounts in collagen (C) Free proline cannot be hydroxylated to hydroxyproline (D) Hydroxylation of proline residues is catalysed by a dioxygenase
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
Last Answer : Answer : A
Description : All of the following statements about aspartate are true except (A) It is non-essential amino acid (B) It is a dicarboxylic amino acid (C) It can be synthesized from pyruvate and glutamate (D) It can be converted into asparagine
Last Answer : Answer : C
Description : All of the following are required for hydroxylation of proline residues except (A) Ascorbic acid (B) Glutamate (C) Ferrous ions (D) Molecular oxygen
Last Answer : Answer : B
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 : 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 : Covalent modification of an enzyme usually involves phosphorylation / dephosphorylation of (A) Serine residue (B) Proline residue (C) Hydroxylysine residue (D) Hydroxyproline residue
Description : Which of the following interfere with normal collagen formation or cross-linking? A. Beta-aminopropionitrile. B. Iron chelators. C. Vitamin C depletion. D. Proline analogs (e.g., cis-hydroxyproline). E. D-Penicillamine.
Last Answer : Answer: ABCDE DISCUSSION: Intramolecular and intermolecular cross-links are crucial for collagen structural stability. Formation of cross-links can be inhibited by two ... concentration, proline analogs prevent collagen formation with minimal effects on noncollagenase protein synthesis
Description : Niacin is synthesized in the body from (A) Tryptophan (B) Tyrosine (C) Glutamate (D) Aspartate
Description : Alanine can be synthesized from (A) Glutamate and α-ketoglutarate (B) Pyruvate and glutamate (C) Pyruvate and α-ketoglutarate (D) Asparate and α-ketoglutarate
Description : Give an example of an imino acid.
Last Answer : Proline.
Description : In humans purine are catabolised to uric acid due to lack of the enzyme: (A) Urease (B) Uricase (C) Xanthine oxidase (D) Guanase
Description : All of the following statements about tRNA are true except (A) It is synthesized as a large precursor (B) It is processed in the nucelolus (C) It has no codons or anticodons (D) Genes for rRNA are present in single copies
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 : All the following statements about ketone bodies are true except (A) Their synthesis increases in diabetes mellitus (B) They are synthesized in mitchondria (C) They can deplete the alkali reserve (D) They can be oxidized in the liver
Last Answer : (A) Tryptophan
Description : With respect to lipoprotein transport and metabolism in the body, the following statements are correct EXCEPT: 1) Arterial walls contain cells with LDL receptors. 2) Cholesterol is required for the ... is assembled in the extracellular space. 5) VLDL transformation to LDL occurs in adipose tissue.
Last Answer : Answers-3 Chylomicrons are formed in the gut from exogenous triacylglycerols and cholesterol. They are released into the lymph and thereby enter the blood.They are not formed in the liver.
Description : Dietary purines are catabolised in (A) Liver (B) Kidneys (C) Intesitnal mucosa (D) All of these
Description : Chylomicron remnants are catabolised in (A) Intestine (B) Adipose tissue (C) Liver (D) Liver and intestine
Description : All the following amino acids are nonessential except (A) Alanine (B) Histidine (C) Cysteine (D) Proline
Description : Optical isomers of all aminoacids exist except (A) Glycine (B) Arginine (C) Alanine (D) Hydroxy proline
Description : The α-carbon of all the amino acids is a chirality center except for __________. (a) Glycine (b) Threonine (c) Proline (d) Aspartic acid
Last Answer : Glycine
Description : All of the following are required for synthesis of glutamine except (A) Glutamate (B) Ammonia (C) Pyridoxal phosphate (D) ATP
Description : All of the following are required for synthesis of alanine except (A) Pyruvate (B) α-ketoglutarate (C) Glutamate (D) Pyridoxal phosphate
Description : The vitamin required for the formation of hydroxyproline (in collagen) is (A) Vitamin C (B) Vitamin A (C) Vitamin D (D) Vitamin E
Description : Collagen and elastin have the following similarity: (A) Both are triple helices (B) Both have hydroxyproline residues (C) Both have hydrolysine residues (D) Both are glycoproteins
Description : A protein rich in hydroxyproline is (A) Prolamin (B) Procollagen (C) Collagen (D) Proinsulin
Description : Which term describes a sugar where one of the OH groups has been replaced with a hydrogen? (a) amino sugar (b) imino sugar (c) dehydroxy sugar (d) deoxy sugar
Last Answer : deoxy sugar
Description : A ketogenic amino acid among the following is (A) Leucine (B) Serine (C) Threonine (D) Proline
Description : An amino acid used for the synthesis of thyroid hormone is (A) Tyrosine (B) Tryptophan (C) Histidine (D) Proline
Description : In the B chain of insulin molecule, the Nterminal amino acid is (A) Proline (B) Threonine (C) Phenylalanine (D) Lysine
Description : An amino acid required for porphyrin synthesis is (A) Proline (B) Glycine (C) Serine (D) Histidine
Description : An amino acid that does not form an αhelix is (A) Asparagine (B) Tyrosine (C) Tryptophan (D) Proline
Description : An essential amino acid in man is (A) Proline (B) Threonine (C) Asparagine (D) Tyrosine
Description : Which one of the following is an essential amino acid? (A) Arginine (B) Tyrosine (C) Phenylalanine (D) Proline
Description : Hemoglobin has a high content of this amino acid: (A) Proline (B) Leucine (C) Arginine (D) Histicline
Description : The basic amino acid: (A) Glycine (B) Leucine (C) Histidine (D) Proline
Description : The neutral amino acid is (A) Lysine (B) Proline (C) Leucine (D) Histidine
Description : The amino acid which gives yellow colour with Ninhydrin in paper chromatography is (A) Tyrosine (B) Proline (C) Tryptophan (D) Alanine
Description : Which among the following is a basic amino acid? (A) Aspargine (B) Arginine (C) Proline (D) Alanine
Description : An amino acid that does not take part in α helix formation is (A) Histidine (B) Tyrosine (C) Proline (D) Tryptophan
Description : An amino acid having a hydrophilic side chain is (A) Alanine (B) Proline (C) Methionine (D) Serine
Description : An amino acid not found in proteins is (A) β-Alanine (B) Proline (C) Lysine (D) Histidine
Description : An amino acid that does not form an αhelix is (A) Valine (B) Proline (C) Tyrosine (D) Tryptophan
Description : Newly synthesized tRNA undergoes posttranscriptional modifications which include all the following except (A) Reduction in size (B) Methylation of some bases (C) Formation of pseudouridine (D) Addition of C-C-A terminus at 5’ end
Description : Which of the following statement(s) is/are true concerning the proliferative phase of wound healing? a. The macrophage is the predominant cell type b. The pink or purple-red appearance of a wound ... amino acids, hydroxyproline and hydroxylysine d. The predominant collagen type in a scar is type 3
Last Answer : Answer: b, c The proliferative phase of wound healing begins with the formation of a provisional matrix of fibrin and fibronectin as part of the initial clot formation. Initially, the provisional ... The principal collagen type scar is type 1, with lesser amounts of type 3 collagen also present
Description : L-glutamic acid is subjected to oxidative deaminition by (A) L-amino acid dehydrogenase (B) L-glutamate dehydrogenase (C) Glutaminase (D) Glutamine synthetase
Description : Carbon skeleton of the following amino acid can serve as a substance for gluconeogenesis (A) Cysteine (B) Aspartate (C) Glutamate (D) All of these
Description : Infant i le convu ls ions due to lesser formation of gamma amino butyric acid from glutamic acid is seen in the deficiency of (A) Glutamate-dehydrogenase (B) Pyridoxine (C) Folic acid (D) Thiamin