Description : Neogenesis of methyl group is (A) The availability of methyl group form δ adenosyl methionine (B) The availability of methyl group from betaine (C) Interaction between N5 N10 methylene tetra hydrofolate with a NAD+ dependent reductase (D) Availability of methyl group from methyl B12
Last Answer : Answer : C
Description : Fatty liver may be prevented by all of the following except (A) Choline (B) Betaine (C) Methionine (D) Ethionine
Last Answer : Answer : D
Description : One of the main functions of Vitamin K is cofactor for (A) Carboxylate for the formation of γ carboxyglutamate (B) Methylation of δ-adenosyl methionine (C) Carboxylation of biotin (D) One carbon transfer by tetrahydrofolate
Last Answer : Answer : A
Description : Glycine can be synthesized from (A) Serine (B) Choline (C) Betaine (D) All of these
Description : In cephalin, choline is replaced by (A) Serine (B) Ethanolamine (C) Betaine (D) Sphingosine
Last Answer : Answer : B
Description : The nitrogenous base in lecithin is (A) Ethanolamine (B) Choline (C) Serine (D) Betaine
Description : One of the main functions of Vitamin K is the cofactor for (A) Carboxylase for the formation of γ--carboxy glutamate (B) Methylation by S-adenosyl methionine (C) Carboxylation by biotin (D) One carbon transfer by tetra hydrofolate
Description : Features of methylcobalamin include the following: A. It is an active coenzyme form of vit B12 B. It is required for the synthesis of S-adenosyl methionine C. It is specifically indicated for correcting neurological defects of vit B12 deficiency D. All of the above
Last Answer : D. All of the above
Description : Progressive transmethylation of ethanolamine gives (A) Creatinine (B) Choline (C) Methionine (D) N-methyl nicotinamide
Description : Which of these methyl donors is not a quanternary ammonium compound? (A) Methionine (B) Choline (C) Betain (D) Betainaldehyde
Description : In the biosynthesis of the iron protoporphyrin, the product of the condensation between succinyl-CoA and glycine is (A) α-Amino β-ketoadipic acid (B) δ-Aminolevulinate (C) Hydroxymethylbilane (D) Uroporphyrinogen I
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 : Methylcobalamin is required for formation of (A) Serin from glycine (B) Glycine from serine (C) Methionine from homocysteine (D) All of these
Description : Carnitine is synthesized from (A) Lysine and methionine (B) Glycine and arginine (C) Aspartate and glutamate (D) Proline and hydroxyproline
Description : The amino acids required for creatine formation: (A) Glycine (B) Arginine (C) Methionine (D) All of these
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 : 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 : In mammalian tissues serine can be a biosynthetic precursor of (A) Methionine (B) Glycine (C) Tryptophan (D) Phenylalanine
Description : Amino acids excepting histidine are not good buffering agents in cell because (A) They exist as zwitter ions (B) Their pk and not in the physiological pH of a cell (C) Only Histidine has pk of its R group at 6.0 unlike the others which have at a different pH (D) None of these
Description : The precursor of ethylene is (A)Histidine (B) Glycine (C)Tryptophane (D) Methionine
Last Answer : (D) Methionine
Description : Sulphur containing amino acid (A)Lysine (B) Methionine (C)Glutamine (D) Glycine
Last Answer : (B) Methionine
Description : The metabolic reaction requiring vitamin B12 but not folate is: A. Conversion of malonic acid to succinic acid B. Conversion of homocysteine to methionine C. Conversion of serine to glycine D. Thymidylate synthesis
Last Answer : A. Conversion of malonic acid to succinic acid
Description : An inborn error, maple syrup urine disease is due to deficiency of the enzyme: (A) Isovaleryl-CoAhydrogenase (B) Phenylalnine hydroxylase (C) Adenosyl transferase (D) α-Ketoacid decarboxylase
Description : AUG, the only identified codon for methionine is important as (A) A releasing factor for peptide chains (B) A chain terminating codon (C) Recognition site on tRNA (D) A chain initiating codon
Description : A nucleotide consists of (A) A nitrogenous base like choline (B) Purine + pyrimidine base + sugar + phosphorous (C) Purine or pyrimidine base + sugar (D) Purine or pyrimidine base + phosphorous
Description : ADP ribosylation is the mode of action of (A) Cholera toxin (B) Acetyl choline (C) Muscerinic receptors (D) Cyclic AMP
Description : Prolactin release inhibiting hormone is believed to be (A) Serotonin (B) Norepinephrine (C) Dopanine (D) Acetyl choline
Description : A lipotropic factor is (A) Choline (B) Palmitic acid (C) Calcium (D) Vitamin C
Description : Synthesis of phosphatidylinositol by transfer of inositol to CDP diacylglycerol is catalysed by the enzyme: (A) CTP phosphatidate cytidyl transferase (B) Phosphatidate phosphohydrolase (C) CDP-diacylglycerol inositol transferase (D) Choline kinase
Description : The three vitamins which are specially required for proper nerve functions are (A) Thiamine, Niacin and Riboflavin (B) Thiamin, Folic acid, Choline (C) Thiamine, Riboflavin, Pantothenic acid (D) Thiamine, Pyridoxin, Vitamin B12
Description : Choline is not required for the formation of (A) Lecithins (B) Acetyl choline (C) Sphingomyelin (D) Cholic acid
Description : The three vitamins which are specially required for proper nerve functions are acid: (A) Thiamine, niacin and riboflavin (B) Thiamine, folic acid, choline (C) Thiamine, riboflavin, patothenic acid (D) Thiamine, pyridoxin, vitamin B12
Description : Coenzyme A contains a nitrogenous base which is (A) Adenine (B) Guanine (C) Choline (D) Ethanolamine
Description : When choline of lecithin is replaced by ethanolamine, the product is (A) Spingomyelin (B) Cephalin (C) Plasmalogens (D) Lysolecithin
Description : Each of the following can be an intermediate in the synthesis of phosphatidyl choline except (A) Phosphatidyl inositol (B) CDP-choline (C) Phosphatidyl ethanolamine (D) Diacylglycerol
Description : Which one of the following compounds is a key intermediate in the synthesis of both triacyl glycerols and phospholipids? (A) CDP Choline (B) Phosphatidase (C) Triacyl glyceride (D) Phosphatidyl serine
Description : Carnitine is synthesized from (A) Lysine (B) Serine (C) Choline (D) Arginine
Description : Long chain fatty acyl CoA esters are transported across the mitochondrial membrane by (A) cAMP (B) Prostaglandin (C) Carnitine (D) Choline
Description : LCAT is (A) Lactose choline alamine transferse (B) Lecithin cholesterol acyl transferase (C) Lecithin carnitine acyl transferase (D) Lanoleate carbamoyl acyl transferase
Description : Phosphatidic acid on hydrolysis yields (A) Glycerol, fatty acids, phosphoric acid, choline (B) Glycerol, fatty acids, phosphoric acid (C) Glycerol, fatty acids, phosphoric acid, Glucose (D) Sphingol, fatty acids, phosphoric acid
Description : Sphingomyelins on hydrolysis yields (A) Glycerol, fatty acids, phosphoric acid and choline (B) Glycerol, sphingosine, choline and fatty acids (C) Sphingosine, phosphoric acid, Glycerol and inositol (D) Sphingosine, fatty acids, phosphoric acid and choline
Description : When choline of lecithine is replaced by ethanolamine the product is (A) Sphingomyelin (B) Cephalin (C) Plasmalogens (D) Lysolecithine
Description : Sphingomyelins are composed of fatty acids, phosphoric acid and (A) Sphingosine and choline (B) Glycerol and sphingosine (C) Glycerol and Serine (D) Glycerol and Choline
Description : Lecithins are composed of (A) Glycerol + Fatty acids + Phosphoric acid + Choline (B) Glycerol + Fatty acids + Phosphoric acid + Ethanolamine (C) Glycerol + Fatty acids + Phosphoric acid + Serine (D) Glycerol + Fatty acids + Phosphoric acid + Beaine
Description : Lecithin contains a nitrogenous base named as (A) Ethanolamine (B) Choline (C) Inositol (D) All of these
Description : Sphingosine is synthesized from (A) Palmitoyl CoA and Choline (B) Palmitoyl CoA and ethanolamine (C) Palmitoyl CoA and serine (D) Acetyl CoA and choline
Description : Lysolecithin is formed from lecithin by removal of (A) Fatty acid from position 1 (B) Fatty acid from position 2 (C) Phosphorylcholine (D) Choline
Description : Cephalin consists of (A) Glycerol, fatty acids, phosphoric acid and choline (B) Glycerol, fatty acids, phosphoric acid and ethanolamine (C) Glycerol, fatty acids, phosphoric acid and inositol (D) Glycerol, fatty acids, phosphoric acid and serine
Description : Transmethylation of guanido acetic acid gives (A) Creatine phosphate (B) Creatinine (C) Choline (D) n-methyl nicotinamide
Description : Which of the following phospholipids is localized to a greater extent in the outer leaflet of the membrane lipid bilayer? (A) Choline phosphoglycerides (B) Ethanolamine phosphoglycerides (C) Inositol phosphoglycerides (D) Serine phosphoglycerides
Last Answer : A