Description : Salivary lipase converts dietary triglycerides into (A) Diglycerides and fatty acids (B) Monoglycerides and fatty acids (C) Glycerol and fatty acids (D) All of these
Last Answer : Answer : A
Description : The enzyme that hydrolyses cane sugar to glucose and fructose is (a) lipase (b) invertase (c) zymase (d) diastase
Last Answer : Ans:(b)
Description : Which one of the following hydrolyses internal phosphodiester bonds in a polynucleotide chain? (a) Lipase (b) Protease (c) Endonuclease (d) Exonuclease
Last Answer : (c) Endonuclease
Last Answer : c) G + C / A + T
Description : Phospholipase C attacks the ester bond liberating 1, 2-diacylglycerol and a phosphoryl base at position (A) 1 (B) 2 (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) 3
Last Answer : Answer : D
Description : In abetalipoproteinemia, the biochemical defect is in (A) Apo-B synthesis (B) Lipprotein lipase activity (C) Cholesterol ester hydrolase (D) LCAT activity
Description : Salivary lipase is secreted by (A) Parotid glands (B) Sub-maxillary glands (C) Dorsal surface of tongue (D) None of these
Last Answer : Answer : C
Description : Saliva contains a lipase which acts on triglycerides having (A) Short chain fatty acids (B) Medium chain fatty acids (C) Long chain fatty acids (D) All of these
Description : Fatty acids are a major energy source for the body. Which of the following statement(s) is/are true concerning the use of fatty acids as an energy source? a. Fatty acids are stored in ... 25% of total nonprotein caloric needs supplied via total parenteral nutrition should be in the form of fat
Last Answer : Answer: a, b, d In most tissues, fatty acids are readily oxidized for energy. They are especially important energy sources for the heart, liver and skeletal muscle. In ... administered to patients receiving total parenteral nutrition should comprise about 5-30% of total nonprotein caloric needs
Description : Which one of the following is the correct matching of the site of action on the given substrate, the enzyme acting upon it and the end product? (a) Small intestine : Proteins Pepsin → ... Trypsin → Monoglycerides (d) Small intestine : Starch α-Amylase → Disaccharide (maltose)
Last Answer : (d) Small intestine : Starch α-Amylase → Disaccharide
Description : In nucleotides, phosphate is attached to sugar by (A) Salt bond (B) Hydrogen bond (C) Ester bond (D) Glycosidic bond
Description : Which bond is present in the primary structure of protein? (A) Ester (B) Hydrogen (C) Ionic bond (D) Peptide
Description : Instead of ester link plasmalogens possess an other link in position: (A) α (B) β (C) γ (D) None of these FATS AND FATTY ACID METABOLISM 93
Last Answer : Answer : B
Description : 3’→5’ Exonuclease activity of DNA polymerase I (A) Removes ribonucleotides (B) Adds deoxyribonucleotides (C) Corrects errors in replication (D) Hydrolyses DNA into mononucleotides
Description : Which enzyme hydrolyses starch? (A) Invertase (B) Maltase (C) Sucrase (D) Diastase
Description : Hyaluronidase hydrolyses (A) Hyaluronic acid (B) Chondroitin sulphate (C) Heparin (D) Hyaluronic acid and chondroitin sulphate
Description : The only correct statement about chymotrypsin is (A) It is formed from trypsin (B) Carboxypeptidase converts trypsin into chymotrypsin (C) Its optimum pH is around 7 (D) It hydrolyses peptide bonds involving basic amino acids
Description : All the following statements about pepsin are correct except (A) It is smaller than pepsinogen (B) It is formed by the action of HCl on its precursor (C) Its optimum pH is 1.0–2.0 (D) It hydrolyses the C-terminal and N-terminal peptide bonds of proteins
Description : S1 nuclease hydrolyses (A) DNA of somatic cells (B) DNA of sperms (C) Any double stranded DNA (D) Any single stranded DNA
Description : Enzyme invertase hydrolyses
Last Answer : Enzyme invertase hydrolyses A. Glucose into sucrose B. Sucrose into glucose and fructose C. Starch into maltose D. Starch into sucrose
Description : ADH or vasopressin is (a) enzyme that hydrolyses peptides (b) hormone secreted by pituitary that promotes reabsorption of water from glomerular filtrate (c) hormone that promotes glycogenolysis (d) energy rich compound connected with muscle contraction.
Last Answer : (b) hormone secreted by pituitary that promotes reabsorption of water from glomerular filtrate
Description : Pseudocholinesterase differs from true cholinesterase in that: A. It does not hydrolyse acetylcholine B. It hydrolyses acetylcholine at a slower rate C. It is more susceptible to inhibition by physostigmine D. It is the only form of circulating cholinesterase
Last Answer : B. It hydrolyses acetylcholine at a slower rate
Description : The carbon of the pentose in ester linkage with the phosphate in a nucleotide structure is (A) C1 (B) C3 (C) C4 (D) C5
Description : Wolman’s disease is due to deficiency of (A) Cholesteryl ester hydrolase (B) Hexosaminidase A (C) α-Fucosidase (D) Arylsulphatase A
Description : Retinal exists as an ester with higher fatty acids in the (A) Liver (B) Kidney (C) Lung (D) All of these
Description : Cholesterol circulates in blood stream chiefly as (A) Free cholesterol (B) Ester cholesterol (C) Low density lipoproteins (D) Low density lipoproteins and high density lipoproteins
Description : Most animal tissues contain appreciable amounts of lipid, when in the form of depot fat it consists largely of (A) Cholesterol ester (B) Phosphatides (C) Chylomicrons (D) Triacylglycerol
Description : Palmitic, oleic or stearic acid ester of cholesterol used in manufacture of cosmetic creams is (A) Elaidic oil (B) Lanoline (C) Spermaceti (D) Chaulmoogric oil FATS AND FATTY ACID METABOLISM 75
Description : At the lowest energy level α-helix of polypeptide chain is stabilised (A) By hydrogen bonds formed between the H of peptide N and the carbonyl O of the residue (B) Disulphide bonds (C) Non polar bonds (D) Ester bonds
Description : Which of the following statement is correct about membrane cholesterol? (A) The hydroxyl group is located near the centre of the lipid layer (B) Most of the cholesterol is in the form ... forms a rigid, planar structure (D) The hydrocarbon chain of cholesterol projects into the extracellular fluid
Last Answer : C
Description : The ion which activates salivary amylase activity is (A) Chloride (B) Bicarbonate (C) Sodium (D) Potassium
Description : The pH optima for salivary analyse is (A) 6.6–6.8 (B) 2.0–7.5 (C) 7.9 (D) 8.6
Description : Catalytic activity of salivary amylase requires the presence of (A) Chloride ions (B) Bromide ions (C) Iodide ions (D) All of these
Last Answer : A
Description : Action of salivary amylase on starch leads to the formation of (A) Maltose (B) Maltotriose (C) Both of the above (D) Neither of these
Description : δ-Cells of islet of langerhans of pancreas produce (A) Pancreatic polypeptide (B) Pancreatic lipase (C) Somatostatin (D) Steapsin
Description : Zinc is a cofactor for (A) Acid phosphatase (B) Alkaline phosphatase (C) Amylase (D) Lipase
Description : An important zinc containing enzyme is (A) Carboxypeptidase A (B) Isocitrate dehydrogenase (C) Cholinesterate (D) Lipoprotein lipase
Description : Bile salts make emulsification with fat for the action of (A) Amylose (B) Lipase (C) Pepsin (D) Trypsin
Description : The tear secretion contains an antibacterial enzyme known as (A) Zymase (B) Diastase (C) Lysozyme (D) Lipase
Description : The enzymes present in the membrane of mitochondria are (A) Flavoproteins and cytochromes (B) Fumarase and lipase (C) Enolase and catalase (D) Hexokinase and zymase
Description : Genetic engineering requires enzyme: (A) DNA ase (B) Amylase (C) Lipase (D) Restriction endonuclease
Description : Which of the following forms part of a coenzyme? (A) Zn2+ (B) Lipase (C) Vitamin B2 (D) Lysine
Description : The best test for acute pancreatitis in the presence of mumps is (A) A serological test for mumps (B) Serum amylase (C) Urinary amylase (D) Serum lipase
Description : The most useful test for the diagnosis of acute hemorrhagic pancreatitis during the first few days is (A) Urinary lipase test (B) Serum calcium (C) Urinary amylase (D) Serum amylase
Description : An enzyme which brings about lysis of bacterial cell wall is (A) Amylase (B) Lysozyme (C) Trypsin (D) Lipase
Description : ‘Clearing factor’ is (A) Lipoprotein lipase (B) Crotonase (C) 7-dehydro cholesterol (D) β-sitosterol
Description : The principal action of insulin in adipose tissue is to inhibit the activity of the (A) Hormone sensitive lipoprotein lipase (B) Glycerol phosphate acyltransferase (C) Acetyl-CoA carboxylase (D) Pyruvate dehydrogenase
Description : The optimum pH of pancreatic lipase is (A) 2.0 (B) 4.0 (C) 6.0 (D) 8.0
Description : The pH optima of gastric lipase is (A) 3.0–6.0 (B) 1.0–2.0 (C) 8.0 (D) 8.6