Description : De hovo synthesis of fatty acids occurs in (A) Cytosol (B) Mitochondria (C) Microsomes (D) All of these
Last Answer : Answer : A
Description : The major site for elongation of medium chain fatty acids is (A) Mitochondria (B) Cytosol (C) Microsomes (D) All of these
Last Answer : Answer : C
Description : The main pathway for denovo synthesis of fatty acids occur in (A) Cytosol (B) Mitochondria (C) Microsomes (D) Nucleus
Description : Long chain fatty acids are first activated to acetyl-CoA in (A) Cytosol (B) Microsomes (C) Nucleus (D) Mitochondria
Description : De novo synthesis and oxidation of fatty acids differ in the following respect: (A) Synthesis occurs in cytosol and oxidation in mitochondria (B) Synthesis is decreased and oxidation increased by ... synthesis and FAD in oxidation (D) Malonyl CoA is formed during oxidation but not during synthesis
Description : De novo synthesis of pyrimidine nucleotides occurs in (A) Mitochondria (B) Cytosol (C) Microsomes (D) Ribosomes
Last Answer : Answer : B
Description : The biosynthesis of urea occurs mainly in the liver: (A) Cytosol (B) Mitochondria (C) Microsomes (D) Nuclei
Description : The biosynthesis of Urea occurs mainly in the Liver: (A) Cytosol (B) Microsomes (C) Nucleus (D) Mitochondria
Last Answer : Answer : D
Description : Which of these statements is incorrect? (a) Enzymes of TCA cycle are present in mitochondrial matrix. (b) Glycolysis occurs in cytosol. (c) Glycolysis operates as long as it is supplied ... that can pick up hydrogen atoms. (d) Oxidative phosphorylation takes place in outer mitochondrial membrane
Last Answer : (d) Oxidative phosphorylation takes place in outer mitochondrial membrane
Description : Which of these statements is incorrect ? (1) Enzymes of TCA cycle are present in mitochondrial matrix. (2) Glycolysis occurs in cytosol. (3) Glycolysis operates as long as it is supplied ... that can pick up hydrogen atoms. (4) Oxidative phosphorylation takes place in outer mitochondrial membrane.
Last Answer : (4) Oxidative phosphorylation takes place in outer mitochondrial membrane.
Description : Long chain fatty acids penetrate the inner mitochondrial membrane (A) Freely (B) As acyl-CoA derivative (C) As carnitine derivative (D) Requiring Na dependent carrier
Description : Identify the components labelled A, B, C and D in the diagram below from the list (i) to (viii) given along with Components : (i) Cristae of mitochondria (ii) Inner membrane of mitochondria (iii) Cytoplasm (iv) Smooth endoplasmic ... viii) (vi) (c) (vi) (v) (iv) (vii) (d) (v) (i) (iii) (ii)
Last Answer : (a) (v) (iv) (viii) (iii)
Description : Which of the following statements regarding mitochondria is incorrect? (a) Mitochondrial matrix contains single circular DNA molecule and ribosomes. (b) Outer membrane is permeable to monomers of ... transport are embedded in outer membrane. (d) Inner membrane is convoluted with infoldings.
Last Answer : (c) Enzymes of electron transport are embedded in outer membrane.
Description : All enzymes of TCA cycle are located in the mitochondrial matrix except one which is located in inner mitochondrial membranes in eukaryotes and in cytosol in prokaryotes. This enzyme is (a) isocitrate dehydrogenase (b) malate dehydrogenase (c) succinate dehydrogenase (d) lactate dehydrogenase.
Last Answer : (c) succinate dehydrogenase
Description : Glycolytic pathway is located in (A) Mitochondria (B) Cytosol (C) Microsomes (D) Nucleus
Description : Lactate dehydrogenase is located in (A) Lysosomes (B) Mitochondria (C) Cytosol (D) Microsomes
Description : Acetyl-CoA is the principal building block of fatty acids. It is produced within the mitochondria and does not diffuse readily into cytosol. The availability of acetyl CoA involves (A) Carnitine acyl transferase (B) Pyruvate dehydrogenase (C) Citrate lyase (D) Thiolase
Description : What is the sub cellular site for the βoxidation of fatty acids? (A) Nucleus (B) Mitochondria (C) Lysosome (D) Cytosol
Description : The redox carriers are grouped into respiratory chain complex (A) In the inner mitochondrial membrane (B) In mitochondiral matrix (C) On the outer mitochondrial membrane (D) On the inner surface of outer mitochondrial membrane
Description : Carnitine acylcarnitine translocase is present (A) In the inner mitochondrial membrane (B) In the mitochondrial matrix (C) On the outer surface of inner mitochondrial membrane (D) On the inner surface of inner mitochondrial membrane
Description : All of the following statements about the enzymic complex that carries out the synthesis of ATP during oxidative phosphorylation are correct except (A) It is located on the matrix side of the inner ... inhibited by oligomycin (C) It can exhibit ATPase activity (D) It can bind molecular O2
Last Answer : D
Description : Chain elongation of fatty acids in mammalian liver occurs in (A) Nucleus (B) Ribosomes (C) Lysosomes (D) Microsomes
Description : Mitochondrial membrane is permeable to (A) Short chain fatty acids (B) Medium chain fatty acids (C) Long chain fatty acids (D) All of these
Description : The matrix surrounding the grana in the inner membrane of chloroplasts is (A) Cytosol (B) Frets (C) Stroma (D) Inter-granal lamellae
Last Answer : (C) Stroma
Description : Where is respiratory electron transport system (ETS) located in plants ? (a) Mitochondrial matrix (b) Outer mitochondrial membrane (c) Inner mitochondrial membrane (d) Intermembrane space
Last Answer : (c) Inner mitochondrial membrane
Description : The chemiosmotic coupling hypothesis of oxidative phosphorylation proposes that adenosine triphosphate (ATP) is formed because (a) a proton gradient forms across the inner membrane (b) there is a ... mitochondrial proteins (d) ADP is pumped out of the matrix into the intermembrane space.
Last Answer : (a) a proton gradient forms across the inner membrane
Description : Chain elongation of fatty acids occurring in mammalian liver takes place in which of the following subcellular fractions of the cell? (A) Nucleus (B) Ribosomes (C) Lysosomes (D) Microsomes
Description : In mitochondria, protons accumulate in the (a) outer membrane (b) inner membrane (c) intermembrane space (d) matrix.
Last Answer : (c) intermembrane space
Description : Monooxygenases are found in (A) Cytosol (B) Nucleus (C) Mitochondira (D) Microsomes
Description : The enzymes of β-oxidation are found in (A) Mitochondria (B) Cytosol (C) Golgi apparatus (D) Nucleus
Description : The site of enzymes directing the metabolic oxidation (respiration), ATP synthesis and considered as power house of cell are (A) Lysosomes (B) Microsomes (C) Mitochondria (D) Golgi apparatus
Last Answer : (C) Mitochondria
Description : Which of the following component of respiratory chain is not attached to the inner mitochondrial membrane? (A) Coenzyme Q (B) Cytochrome c (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) None of these
Description : The chemical inhibiting oxidative phosphorylation, Adependent on the transport of adenine nucleotides across the inner mitochondrial membrane is (A) Oligomycin (B) Atractyloside (C) Dinitrophenol (D) Pentachlorophenol
Description : Electron transport and phosphorylation can be uncoupled by compounds that increase the permeability of the inner mitochondrial membrane to (A) Electrons (B) Protons (C) Uncouplers (D) All of these
Last Answer : B
Description : Enzymes catalyzing electron transport are present mainly in the (A) Ribosomes (B) Endoplasmic reticulum (C) Lysosomes (D) Inner mitochondrial membrane
Description : Long chain fatty acids are first activated to acyl CoA in the (A) Cytosol (B) Mitochodria (C) Ribosomes (D) Microsome
Description : After entering cytosol, free fatty acids are bound to (A) Albumin (B) Globulin (C) Z-protein (D) None of these
Description : De novo synthesis of purine nucleotide occurs in (A) Mitochondria (B) Cytosol (C) Microsmes (D) Ribosomes
Description : During synthesis of porphyrins, synthesis of δ-amino levulinic acid occurs in (A) Mitochondria (B) Cytosol (C) Both in mitochondria and cytosol (D) Ribosomes
Description : Long chain fatty acyl CoA esters are transported across the mitochondrial membrane by (A) cAMP (B) Prostaglandin (C) Carnitine (D) Choline
Description : A pathway that requires NADPH as a cofactor is (A) Fatty acid oxidation (B) Extra mitochondrial denovo fatty acid synthesis (C) Ketone bodies formation (D) Glycogenesis
Description : Epinephrine increases the concentration of free fatty acids in plasma by increasing (A) Extramitochondrial fatty acid synthesis (B) Mitochondrial fatty acid chain elongation (C) Microsomal fatty acid chain elongation (D) Lipolysis in adipose tissue
Description : All the following statements about acetyl CoA carboxylase are true except (A) It is required for de novo synthesis of fatty acids (B) It is required for mitochondrial elongation of fatty acids ( ... for microsomal elongation of fatty acids (D) Insulin converts its inactive form into its active form
Description : In the extra mitochondrial synthesis of fatty acids, CO2 is utilized (A) To keep the system anaerobic and prevent regeneration of acetyl CoA (B) In the conversion of malonyl to CoA hydroxybutyryl CoA (C ... of acetyl CoA to malonyl CoA (D) In the formation of acetyl CoA from 1 carbon intermediates
Description : C22 and C24, fatty acids required for the synthesis of sphingolipids in brain are formed by (A) De novo synthesis (B) Microsomal chain elongation (C) Mitochondrial chain elongation (D) All of these
Description : Mitochondrial thiokinase acts on (A) Short chain of fatty acids (B) Medium chain fatty acids (C) Long chain fatty acids (D) All of these
Description : α-Oxidation of fatty acids occurs mainly in (A) Liver (B) Brain (C) Muscles (D) Adipose tissue
Description : Which of the following ribosomes are engaged in protein synthesis in animal cell? (a) Ribosomes which occur on nuclear membrane and ER (b) Ribosomes of only cytosol (c) Ribosomes of only nucleolus and cytosol (d) Ribosomes of only mitochondria and cytosol
Last Answer : (a) poleward movement
Description : The synthesis of glucose from pyruvate by gluconeogenesis (A) Requires the participation of biotin (B) Occurs exclusively in the cytosol (C) Is inhibited by elevated level of insulin (D) Requires oxidation/reduction of FAD
Last Answer : A
Description : Vitamin E stored in (A) Mitochondria (B) Microsomes (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) None of these