Description : An amino acid that does not take part in α helix formation is (A) Histidine (B) Tyrosine (C) Proline (D) Tryptophan
Last Answer : Answer : C
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 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
Last Answer : Answer : B
Description : The neutral amino acid is (A) Lysine (B) Proline (C) Leucine (D) Histidine
Description : An amino acid not found in proteins is (A) β-Alanine (B) Proline (C) Lysine (D) Histidine
Description : All the following amino acids are nonessential except (A) Alanine (B) Histidine (C) Cysteine (D) Proline
Description : One of the following has a phenolic group: (A) Histidine (B) Hydroxy lysine (C) Seratonine (D) Hydroxy proline
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 : Which of the following amino acids produce a vasoconstrictor on decarboxylation? (A) Histidine (B) Tyrosine (C) Threonine (D) Arginine
Description : All amino acids have one asymmetric carbon atom, except (A) Arginine (B) Aspargine (C) Histidine (D) Glycine
Last Answer : Answer : D
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 : The greatest buffering capacity at physiologic pH would be provided by a protein rich in which of the following amino acids ? (A) Lysine (B) Histidine (C) Aspartic acid (D) Valine
Description : Buffering action of haemoglobin is mainly due to its (A) Glutamine residues (B) Arginine residues (C) Histidine residues (D) Lysine residues
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 : 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 : Each turn of α-helix contains the number of amino acids (A) 2.8 (B) 3.2 (C) 3.4 (D) 3.6
Description : An amino acid used for the synthesis of thyroid hormone is (A) Tyrosine (B) Tryptophan (C) Histidine (D) Proline
Description : An amino acid required for porphyrin synthesis is (A) Proline (B) Glycine (C) Serine (D) Histidine
Description : The basic amino acid: (A) Glycine (B) Leucine (C) Histidine (D) Proline
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 : Which among the following is a basic amino acid? (A) Aspargine (B) Arginine (C) Proline (D) Alanine
Description : In the B chain of insulin molecule, the Nterminal amino acid is (A) Proline (B) Threonine (C) Phenylalanine (D) Lysine
Description : The amino acid which contains an indole group is (A) Histidine (B) Arginine (C) Cystine (D) Tryptophan
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 : An amino acid not involved in urea cycle is (A) Arginine (B) Histidine (C) Ornithine (D) Citrulline
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 : A vasodilating compound is produced by the decarboxylation of the amino acid: (A) Arginine (B) Aspartic acid (C) Glutamine (D) Histidine
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 : 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 : Neutral amino acid is (A) Leucine (B) Lysine (C) Aspartic acid (D) Histidine
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 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 : Modern bread is formed with amino acid (a) Histidine (b) Lysine (c) Leucine (d) All
Last Answer : (d) All
Description : A molecule of CO2 is captured by biotin when it acts as coenzyme for carboxylation reaction. The carboxyl group is covalently attached to (A) A nitrogen (N1) of the biotin molecule (B) Sulphur of thiophene ring (C) α-Amino group of lysine (D) α-Amino group of protein
Description : In biotin-containing enzymes, the biotin is bound to the enzyme by (A) An amide linkage to carboxyl group of glutamine (B) A covalent bond with CO2 (C) An amide linkage to an amino group of lysine (D) An amide linkage to α-carboxyl group of protein
Description : Along the α-helix each amino acid residue advances in nm by (A) 0.15 (B) 0.10 (C) 0.12 (D) 0.20
Description : Each turn of α-helix contains the amino acid residues (number): (A) 3.6 (B) 3.0 (C) 4.2 (D) 4.5
Description : In the synthesis of Angiotensin I, rennin acts on Angiotensinogen and cleaves the (A) Leucine – leucine at 10 and 11 position (B) Valine – tyrosine at 3 and 4 position (C) Isoleucine – histidine at 5 and 6 position (D) Proline – histidine at 7 and 8 position
Description : Which among the following has an imidazole group? (A) Histidine (B) Tryptophan (C) Proline (D) Hydroxy proline
Description : Optical isomers of all aminoacids exist except (A) Glycine (B) Arginine (C) Alanine (D) Hydroxy proline
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