Description : The metabolic reaction requiring vitamin B12 but not folate is: A. Conversion of malonic acid to succinic acid B. Conversion of homocysteine to methionine C. Conversion of serine to glycine D. Thymidylate synthesis
Last Answer : A. Conversion of malonic acid to succinic acid
Description : Methionine is synthesized in human body from (A) Cysteine and homoserine (B) Homocysteine and serine (C) Cysteine and serine (D) None of these
Last Answer : Answer : D
Description : Cysteine can be synthesized from methionine and (A) Serine (B) Homoserine (C) Homocysteine (D) Threonine
Last Answer : Answer : A
Description : In mammalian tissues serine can be a biosynthetic precursor of (A) Methionine (B) Glycine (C) Tryptophan (D) Phenylalanine
Last Answer : Answer : B
Description : Features of methylcobalamin include the following: A. It is an active coenzyme form of vit B12 B. It is required for the synthesis of S-adenosyl methionine C. It is specifically indicated for correcting neurological defects of vit B12 deficiency D. All of the above
Last Answer : D. All of the above
Description : The amino acids required for creatine formation: (A) Glycine (B) Arginine (C) Methionine (D) All of these
Description : An amino acid which contains a disulphide bond is (A) Lysine (B) Methionine (C) Homocysteine (D) Cystine
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 : An amino acid required for porphyrin synthesis is (A) Proline (B) Glycine (C) Serine (D) Histidine
Description : A coenzyme required for the synthesis of glycine from serine is (A) ATP (B) Pyridoxal phosphate (C) Tetrahydrofolate (D) NAD
Last Answer : Answer : C
Description : In E. coli the chain initiating amino acid in protein synthesis is (A) N-formyl methionine(B) Methionine (C) Serine (D) Cysteine
Description : The amino terminal of all polypeptide chain at the time of synthesis in E. coli is tagged to the amino acid residue: (A) Methionine (B) Serine (C) N-formyl methinine(D) N-formal serine
Description : The sulphur containing amino acid: (A) Homoserine (B) Serine (C) Methionine (D) Valine
Description : An amino acid having a hydrophilic side chain is (A) Alanine (B) Proline (C) Methionine (D) Serine
Description : An essential amino acid in man is (A) Aspartate (B) Tyrosine (C) Methionine (D) Serine
Description : In A chain of the insulin molecule the Nterminal amino acid is (A) Glycine (B) Valine (C) Serine (D) Phenylalanine
Description : A compound normally used to conjugate bile acids is (A) Serine (B) Glycine (C) Glucoronic acid (D) Fatty acid
Description : 2-Amino 3-OH propanoic acid is (A) Glycine (B) Alanine (C) Valine (D) Serine
Description : In glutathione (a tripeptide) is present apart from Glutamic acid and cysteine: (A) Serine (B) Glycine (C) Leucine (D) Phenyl alanine
Description : All amino acids are optically active except (A) Glycine (B) Serine (C) Threonine (D) Tryptophan
Description : Collagen is very rich in (A) Glycine (B) Serine (C) Aspartic acid (D) Glutamic acid
Description : Branched chain amino acids are (A) Cysteine and cystine (B) Tyrosine and Tryptophan (C) Glycine and Serine (D) Valine, Leucine and Isoleucine
Description : Glycine can be synthesized from (A) Serine (B) Choline (C) Betaine (D) All of these
Description : The amino acid which detoxicated benzoic acid to form hippuric acid is (A) Glycine (B) Alanine (C) Serine (D) Glutamic acid
Description : Small amount of urinary oxalates is contributed by the amino acid: (A) Glycine (B) Tyrosine (C) Alanine (D) Serine
Description : The optically inactive amino acid is (A) Glycine (B) Serine (C) Threonine (D) Valine
Last Answer : (A) Glycine
Description : A synthetic RNA having the sequence of UUUUUU (Poly U) will give a protein having poly ______. (A) Alamine (B) Phenyl alanine (C) Glycine (D) Methionine
Description : Carnitine is synthesized from (A) Lysine and methionine (B) Glycine and arginine (C) Aspartate and glutamate (D) Proline and hydroxyproline
Description : The first amino acid incorporated in a polypeptide in a ribosome of a bacterium is (A) N formyl methionine (B) Methionine (C) Alamine (D) Glycine
Description : The only known physiological methylating agents in the animal organism are (A) Choline and betaine (B) Choline and δ-adenosyl methionine (C) Betaine and δ-adenyosyl methionine (D) Dimehtyl glycine and betaine
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 : Glycine is not required for the formation of (A) Taurocholic acid (B) Creatine (C) Purines (D) Pyrimidines
Description : The substrate for photorespiration is (a) phosphoglyceric acid (b) glycolate (c) serine (d) glycine.
Last Answer : (b) glycolate
Description : The precursor of ethylene is (A)Histidine (B) Glycine (C)Tryptophane (D) Methionine
Last Answer : (D) Methionine
Description : Sulphur containing amino acid (A)Lysine (B) Methionine (C)Glutamine (D) Glycine
Last Answer : (B) Methionine
Description : One of the main functions of Vitamin K is the cofactor for (A) Carboxylase for the formation of γ--carboxy glutamate (B) Methylation by S-adenosyl methionine (C) Carboxylation by biotin (D) One carbon transfer by tetra hydrofolate
Description : One of the main functions of Vitamin K is cofactor for (A) Carboxylate for the formation of γ carboxyglutamate (B) Methylation of δ-adenosyl methionine (C) Carboxylation of biotin (D) One carbon transfer by tetrahydrofolate
Description : Homogentisic acid is formed from (A) Homoserine (B) Homocysteine (C) Tyrosine (D) Tryptophan
Description : Sulphur-containing amino acid is (A) Glutathione (B) Chondroitin sulphate (C) Homocysteine (D) Tryptophan
Description : All the following statements about carnitine are true except (A) It can be synthesised in the human body (B) It can be synthesized from methionine and lysine (C) It is required for transport of short chain fatty acids into mitochondria (D) Its deficiency can occur due to haemodialysis
Description : The following 4 amino acids are required for completion of urea cycle except (A) Aspartic acid (B) Arginine (C) Ornithine (D) Glycine
Description : An aqueous solution of glycine is neutral because of the formation of : (a) Carbanion (b) Zwitterion (c) Carbonium ions (d) Free radicals
Last Answer : Zwitterion
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 : Which of the following regulatory reactions involves a reversible covalent modification of an enzyme? (A) Phosphorylation of serine OH on the enzyme (B) Allosteric modulation (C) Competitive inhibition (D) Non-competitive inhibition
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 : Covalent modification of an enzyme usually involves phosphorylation / dephosphorylation of (A) Serine residue (B) Proline residue (C) Hydroxylysine residue (D) Hydroxyproline residue
Description : Activation or inactivation of certain key regulatory enzymes is accomplished by covalent modification of the amino acid: (A) Tyrosine (B) Phenylalanine (C) Lysine (D) Serine
Description : Which among the following is an essential amino acid for man? (A) Alanine (B) Serine (C) Valine (D) Glutamic acid