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
Last Answer : Answer : C
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
Last Answer : Answer : B
Description : Lecithin contains a nitrogenous base named as (A) Ethanolamine (B) Choline (C) Inositol (D) All of these
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 : 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
Last Answer : (A) Choline phosphoglycerides
Description : Intermediate in the denovo synthesis of triacyl glycerols include all the following except (A) Fatty acyl CoA (B) CDP diacyl glycerol (C) Glycerol-3-phosphate (D) Lysophosphatidic acid
Description : Activated phospholipase C acts on (A) Phosphatidyl inositol-4, 5-biphosphate (B) Inositol-1, 4, 5-triphosphate (C) Protein kinase C (D) Pl-3 kinase
Last Answer : Answer : A
Description : Phospholipid acting as surfactant is (A) Cephalin (B) Phosphatidyl inositol (C) Lecithin (D) Phosphatidyl serine
Description : Second messenger for glucagons is (A) Cyclic AMP (B) Diacylglycerol (C) Cyclic GMP (D) Inositol triphosphate
Description : The second messenger for PTH is (A) Cyclic AMP (B) Cyclic GMP (C) Diacylglycerol (D) Inositol triphosphate
Description : Progressive transmethylation of ethanolamine gives (A) Creatinine (B) Choline (C) Methionine (D) N-methyl nicotinamide
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 : In cephalin, choline is replaced by (A) Serine (B) Ethanolamine (C) Betaine (D) Sphingosine
Description : When choline of lecithine is replaced by ethanolamine the product is (A) Sphingomyelin (B) Cephalin (C) Plasmalogens (D) Lysolecithine
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 : 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 : The nitrogenous base in lecithin is (A) Ethanolamine (B) Choline (C) Serine (D) Betaine
Description : Biosynthesis of Triglyceride and Lecithine both require an intermediate: (A) Monoacyl glycerol phosphate (B) Phosphatidic acid (C) Phosphatidyl ethanol amine (D) Phosphatidyl cytidylate
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
Last Answer : Answer : D
Description : In the biosynthesis of triglycerides from glycerol 3-phosphate and acyl-CoA, the first intermediate formed is (A) 2-Monoacylglycerol (B) 1, 2-Diacylglycerol (C) Lysophosphatidic acid (D) Phosphatidic acid
Last Answer : (A) Adenine
Description : Glycerol-3-phosphate for the synthesis of triglycerides in adipose tissue is derived from (A) Phosphatidic acid (B) Diacylglycerol (C) Glycerol (D) Glucose
Description : All of the following statements about thioredoxin reductase are true except: (A) It requires NADH as a coenzyme (B) Its substrates are ADP, GDP, CDP and UDP (C) It is activated by ATP (D) It is inhibited by dADP
Description : All the following correctly describe the intermediate 3-OH-3-methyl glutaryl CoA except (A) It is generated enzymatically in the mitochondrial matrix (B) It is formed in the cytoplasm (C) It inhibits the first step in cholesterol synthesis (D) It is involved in the synthesis of ketone bodies
Description : All statements regarding 3-OH-3 methyl glutaryl CoA are true except (A) It is formed in the cytoplasm (B) Required in ketogenesis (C) Involved in synthesis of Fatty acid (D) An intermediate in cholesterol biosynthesis
Description : All the following statements about ACTH are true except (A) It is a tropic hormone (B) Its target cells are located in adrenal cortex (C) Its receptors are located in the cell membrane (D) Its second messenger is inositol triphosphate
Description : Non-protein nitrogenous substances in blood include all of the following except (A) Urea (B) Uric acid (C) Creatinine (D) Inositol
Description : Fatty liver may be prevented by all of the following except (A) Choline (B) Betaine (C) Methionine (D) Ethionine
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
Description : The common precursor in the biosynthesis of triacylglycerol and phospholipids is (A) 1, 2-Diacylglycerol phosphate (B) 1-Acylglycerol 3-phosphate (C) Glycerol 3-phosphate (D) Dihydroxyacetone phosphate
Description : Pancreatic lipase converts triacylglycerols into (A) 2, 3-Diacylglycerol (B) 1-Monoacylglycerol (C) 2-Monoacylglycerol (D) 3-Monoacylglycerol
Description : Gangliosides derived from glucosylceramide contain in addition one or more molecules of (A) Sialic acid (B) Glycerol (C) Diacylglycerol (D) Hyaluronic acid
Description : Following enzyme is involved in the synthesis of actylcholine (a) Choline acetyl transferase (b) Acetyl cholinesterase (c) Both (a) and (b) (d) None of the above
Last Answer : Ans: A
Description : CTP synthetase forms CTP from (A) CDP and inorganic phosphate (B) CDP and ATP (C) UTP and glutamine (D) UTP and glutamate
Description : G-proteins have a nucleotide binding site for (A) ADP/ATP (B) GDP/GTP (C) CDP/CTP (D) UDP/UTP
Description : The pathway of glycogen biosynthesis involves a special nucleotide of glucose. In the reaction below, NuDP stands for NuDP Glucose + glycogenn → NuDP + glycogenn+1 (A) ADP (B) GDP (C) UDP (D) CDP
Description : The reaction succinyl COA to succinate requires (A) CDP (B) ADP (C) GDP (D) NADP+
Last Answer : B
Description : All of the following subserve as intracellular second messengers in receptor mediated signal transduction except: A. Cyclic AMP B. Inositol trisphosphate C. Diacyl glycerols D. G proteins
Last Answer : D. G proteins
Description : Xanthosine monophosphate is an intermediate during de novo synthesis of (A) TMP (B) CMP (C) AMP (D) GMP
Description : Inosine monophophate is an intermediate during the de novo synthesis of (A) AMP and GMP (B) CMP and UMP (C) CMP and TMP (D) All of these
Description : A common intermediate in the synthesis of estrogens is (A) Cortisol (B) Andostenedione (C) Corticosterone (D) 11-Deoxycorticosterone
Description : A common intermediate in the synthesis of cortisol and aldosterone is (A) Progesterone (B) Testosterone (C) Estradiol (D) None of these
Description : A common intermediate in the synthesis of all the steroid hormones is (A) Pregnenolone (B) 17-Hydroxypregnenolone (C) Corticosterone (D) Progesterone
Description : In synthesis of Triglyceride from α-Glycero phosphate and acetyl CoA, the first intermediate formed is (A) β-diacyl glycerol (B) Acyl carnitine (C) Monoacyl glycerol(D) Phosphatidic acid
Description : DOPA is an intermediate in the synthesis of (A) Thyroid hormones (B) Catecholamines (C) Melanin (D) Catecholamines and melanin
Description : Glycogenin is (A) Uncoupler of oxidative phosphorylation (B) Polymer of glycogen molecules (C) Protein primer for glycogen synthesis (D) Intermediate in glycogen breakdown
Last Answer : C
Description : All the following statements about proopiomelanocortin are true except (A) It is made up of 285 amino acids (B) It is synthesised in pars intermedia and anterior lobe of pituitary gland ... ) It is the precursor of corticotropin like intermediate lobe peptide and endorphins 218 MCQs IN BIOCHEMISTRY