Description : Cysteine can be synthesized from methionine and (A) Serine (B) Homoserine (C) Homocysteine (D) Threonine
Last Answer : Answer : A
Description : All the following are sulphur containing amino acids found in proteins except (A) Cysteine (B) Cystine (C) Methionine (D) Threonine
Last Answer : Answer : D
Last Answer : (D) Threonine
Description : In the B chain of insulin molecule, the Nterminal amino acid is (A) Proline (B) Threonine (C) Phenylalanine (D) Lysine
Last Answer : Answer : C
Description : The amino acid containing an indole ring: (A) Tryptophan (B) Arginine (C) Threonine (D) Phenylalanine
Description : The limiting amino acid of fish proteins is (A) Tryptophan (B) Cysteine (C) Lysine (D) Threonine
Description : A ketogenic amino acid is (A) Valine (B) Cysteine (C) Leucine (D) Threonine
Description : Both folic acid and methyl cobalamin (vitamin B12) are required in (A) Deamination of serine (B) Deamination of threonine (C) Conversion of pyridoxal phosphate to pyridoxamine phosphate (D) Methylation of homocystein to methionine
Description : The side chain of which of the following amino acid contain sulphur atom? (A) Methionine (B) Threonine (C) Leucine (D) Tryptophan
Description : Pulses are deficient in (A) Lysine (B) Threonine (C) Methionine (D) Tryptophan
Description : Phenylalanine, ornithine and methionine are involved in the biogenesis of (A) Lysergic acid (B) Reserpine (C) L-Hyoscyamine (D) Papaverine
Description : Pulses are rich in (A) Lysine (B) Methionine (C) Tryptophan (D) Phenylalanine
Description : In mammalian tissues serine can be a biosynthetic precursor of (A) Methionine (B) Glycine (C) Tryptophan (D) Phenylalanine
Last Answer : Answer : B
Description : In E. coli the chain initiating amino acid in protein synthesis is (A) N-formyl methionine(B) Methionine (C) Serine (D) Cysteine
Description : Sulphydryl group is present in (A) Cysteine (B) Methionine (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) None of these
Description : Cystine is synthesized from (A) Cysteine (B) Methionine (C) Arginine (D) Leucine
Description : The limiting amino acid in wheat is (A) Leucine (B) Lysine (C) Cysteine (D) Methionine
Description : Methionine is synthesized in human body from (A) Cysteine and homoserine (B) Homocysteine and serine (C) Cysteine and serine (D) None of these
Description : A disulphide bond can be formed between (A) Two methionine residues (B) Two cysteine residues (C) A methionine and a cysteine residue (D) All of these
Description : In humans the sulphur of methionine and cysteine is excreted mainly as (A) Ethereal sulphate (B) Inorganic sulphate (C) Sulphites (D) Thioorganic compound
Description : .Khorana first deciphered the triplet codons of (a) serine and isoleucine (b) cysteine and valine (c) tyrosine and tryptophan (d) phenylalanine and methinonine.
Last Answer : (a) serine and isoleucine
Description : Khorana first deciphered the triplet codons of (a) serine and isoleucine (b) cysteine and valine (c) tyrosine and tryptophan (d) phenylalanine and methinonine
Last Answer : (b) cysteine and valine
Description : For the synthesis of amino acids cysteine, cystine and methionine the element required is a. Sulphur b. Oxygen c. Nitrogen d. None of these
Last Answer : Ans: D
Description : A ketogenic amino acid among the following is (A) Leucine (B) Serine (C) Threonine (D) Proline
Description : In purine biosynthesis carbon atoms at 4 and 5 position and N at 7 position are contributed by (A) Glycine (B) Glutamine (C) Alanine (D) Threonine
Description : Which of the following amino acids produce a vasoconstrictor on decarboxylation? (A) Histidine (B) Tyrosine (C) Threonine (D) Arginine
Description : In the B chain of insulin molecule, the C-terminal amino acid: (A) Threonine (B) Tyrosine (C) Glutamate (D) Valine
Description : In the A chain of insulin molecule the Cterminal amino acid is (A) Asparagine (B) Threonine (C) Valine (D) Tyrosine
Description : The proteins present in maize are deficient in (A) Lysine (B) Threonine (C) Tryptophan (D) Tyrosine
Description : An essential amino acid in man is (A) Proline (B) Threonine (C) Asparagine (D) Tyrosine
Description : Most amino acids are substrates for transamination except (A) Alanine (B) Threonine (C) Serine (D) Valine
Description : All the standard amino acids except the following have one chiral ‘c’ atom: (A) Threonine, Isoleucine (B) Isoleucine, Alanine (C) Threonine, Alanine (D) Alanine, Glutamine
Description : The lone pair of electrons at one of the ring nitrogens in the given amino acid makes a potential ligand, which is important in binding the iron atoms in hemoglobin: (A) Tryptophan (B) Threonine (C) Histidine (D) Serine
Description : The amino acid containing hydroxyl group: (A) Alanine (B) Isoleucine (C) Arginine (D) Threonine
Description : All amino acids are optically active except (A) Glycine (B) Serine (C) Threonine (D) Tryptophan
Description : This amino acid cannot have optical isomers: (A) Alanine (B) Histidine (C) Threonine (D) Glycine
Description : Two amino groups are present in (A) Leucine (B) Glutamate (C) Lysine (D) Threonine
Description : The amino acid with a nonpolar side chain is (A) Serine (B) Valine (C) Asparagine (D) Threonine
Description : The optically inactive amino acid is (A) Glycine (B) Serine (C) Threonine (D) Valine
Last Answer : (A) Glycine
Description : Maple syrup urine disease results from absence or serve deficiency of (A) Homogentisate oxidase (B) Phenylalanine hydroxylase (C) Branched chain amino acid transaminase (D) None of these
Description : Gout is a metabolic disorder of catabolism of (A) Pyrimidine (B) Purine (C) Alanine (D) Phenylalanine
Description : Tyrosine hydroxylase is inhibited by (A) Catecholamines (B) α−Methyldopa (C) Phenylalanine (D) Vanillyl mandelic acid
Description : The rate limiting step in catecholamine synthesis is catalysed by (A) Phenylalanine hydroxylase (B) Tyrosine hydroxylase (C) Dopa decarboxylase (D) Phenylethanolamine N-methyl transferase
Description : Melatonin is synthesised from (A) Phenylalanine (B) Tyrosine (C) Tryptophan (D) None of these
Description : In A chain of the insulin molecule the Nterminal amino acid is (A) Glycine (B) Valine (C) Serine (D) Phenylalanine
Description : Thyroid hormones are synthesized by the iodination of the amino acid: (A) Glycine (B) Phenylalanine (C) Alanine (D) Tyrosine
Description : A characteristic of pheochromocytoma is elevated urinary excretion of (A) Dopamine (B) Tyrosine (C) Vinylmandelic acid (D) Phenylalanine
Description : For Catecholamine biosynthesis the rate limiting enzyme is (A) DOPA decarboxylase (B) DOPAMINE β-hydroxylase (C) Tyrosine hydroxylase (D) Phenylalanine hydroxylase
Description : From the pentapeptide, phe-ala-leu-lysarg, phenylalanine residue is split off by (A) Trypsin (B) Chymotrypsin (C) Aminopeptidase (D) Carboxypeptidase