Description : Provitamin D3 is (A) Cholecalciferol (B) Ergosterol (C) 7-Dehydrocholesterol (D) Ergocaliferol
Last Answer : Answer : C
Description : Calcitriol inhibits the conversion of (A) Cholesterol into 7-dehydrocholesterol (B) Cholecalciferol into 1-hydroxycholecalciferol (C) Cholecalciferol into 25-hydroxycholecalciferol (D) 25-Hydroxycholecalciferol into 1,25- dihydroxycholecalciferol
Last Answer : Answer : D
Description : Parathormone is required for the conversion of (A) Cholecalciferol into 1-hydroxycholecalciferol (B) Cholecalciferol into 25-hydroxycholecalciferol (C) 25-Hydroxycholecalciferol into calcitriol (D) Cholesterol into 7-dehydrocholesterol
Description : The structure shown below is of (A) Cholecalciferol (B) 25-Hydroxycholecalciferol (C) Ergocalciferol (D) 7-Dehydrocholesterol
Last Answer : Answer : A
Description : A metabolite which is common to pathways of cholesterol biosynthesis from acetyl-CoA and cholecalciferol formation from cholesterol is (A) Zymosterol (B) Lumisterol (C) Ergosterol (D) 7 Dehydrocholesterol
Description : The active transport of ‘Ca’ is regulated by __________ which is synthesized in kidnyes. (A) Cholecalciferol (B) Ergosterol (C) 25-OH cholecalciferol (D) 1, 25-di OH-Cholecalciferol
Description : The most potent Vitamin D metabolite is (A) 25-Hydroxycholecalciferol (B) 1,25-Dihydroxycholecalciferol (C) 24, 25-Dihydroxycholecalciferol (D) 7-Dehydrocholesterol
Last Answer : Answer : B
Last Answer : (B) 1,25-Dihydroxycholecalciferol
Description : Tubular reabsorption of calcium is increased by (A) Cholecalciferol (B) 25-Hydroxycholecalciferol (C) Calcitriol (D) All of these
Description : The β-ring of 7-dehydrocholesterol is cleaved to form cholecalciferol by (A) Infrared light (B) Dim light (C) Ultraviolet irridation with sunlight (D) Light of the tube lights
Description : One international unit (I.U) of vitamin D is defined as the biological activity of (A) 0.025 µg of cholecalciferol (B) 0.025 µg of 7-dehydrocholecalciferol (C) 0.025 µg of ergosterol (D) 0.025 µg of ergocalciferol VITAMINS 113
Description : A vitamin which can be synthesized by human beings is (A) Thiamin (B) Niacin (C) Folic acid (D) Cyanocobalamin
Description : The most active form of Vitamin D is (A) 25-Hydroxycholecalciferol (B) 1, 25-dihydroxycholecalciferol (C) 25-dihydroxyergocalciferol (D) None of these
Description : The normal serum concentration of 25-hydroxycholecalciferol in ng/ml is (A) 0–8 (B) 60–100 (C) 100–150 (D) 8–55
Description : Biological activity of tocopherols has been attributed in part to their action as (A) Antioxidant (B) Anticoagulents (C) Provitamin (D) Carriers in electron transport system
Description : Hydroxylation of 25-hydroxy cholecalciferol is promoted by (A) Cytochrome A (B) Panthyroid hormone (C) Cytochrome b (D) cAMP
Description : Calcitriol is (A) 1-hydroxy cholecalciferol (B) 25-hydroxy cholecalciferol (C) 24, 25-dihydroxy cholecalciferol (D) 1, 25-dihydroxy cholecalciferol
Description : Hydroxylation of 25-hydroxy cholecalciferol is promoted by (A) Cytochrome - a (B) Parathyroid hormone (C) Cytochrome-b (D) CAMP
Description : Calcitriol is (A) 1-OH-cholecalciferol (B) 25-OH-cholecalciferol (C) 24, 25-diOH cholecalciferol (D) 1, 25-diOH cholecalciferol
Description : Steroid hormones are synthesised from (A) Cholesterol (B) 7-Dehydrocholesterol (C) Calcitriol (D) 7-Hydroxycholesterol
Description : This interferes with cholesterol absorption (A) Lipoprotein lipase (B) Creatinase (C) 7-dehydrocholesterol (D) β-sitosterol
Description : Vitamin D2 is also said to be (A) Activated ergosterol (B) Fergocalciferol (C) Viosterol (D) All of these
Description : Ergosterol is found in (A) Animals (B) Plants (C) Bacteria (D) All of these
Description : Unpleasant odours and taste in a fat (rancidity) can be delayed or prevented by the addition of (A) Lead (B) Copper (C) Tocopherol (D) Ergosterol
Description : The precursor of bile salts, sex hormones and vitamin D is (A) Diosgenin (B) Cholesterol (C) Campesterol (D) Ergosterol
Description : A high plasma calcium level decreases intestinal absorption of calcium by (A) Stimulating the secretion of parathormone (B) Inhibiting the secretion of parathormone (C) Decreasing the synthesis of cholecalciferol (D) Inhibiting the secretion of thyrocalcitonin
Description : This is photo labile vitamin: (A) Thiamine (B) Riboflavin (C) Niacin (D) Cholecalciferol
Description : This is a photo-labile vitamin. (A) Thiamine (B) Riboflavin (C) Niacin (D) Cholecalciferol
Description : Dictary deficiency of this vitamin leads to night blindness: (A) Retinol (B) Niacin (C) Ascorbic acid (D) Cholecalciferol VITAMINS 125
Description : 7.How many sperms are produced from 50 secondary spermatocytes in human beings? (a)100, b)200, c)100, d)25 )
Last Answer : (a)100,
Description : The first protein synthesized by recombinant DNA technology was (A) Streptokinase (B) Human growth hormone (C) Tissue plasminogen activator (D) Human insulin
Description : The essential amino acids (A) must be supplied in the diet because the organism has lost the capacity to aminate the corresponding ketoacids (B) must be supplied in the diet because the ... amino acids which cannot be synthesized by the organism at a rate adequate to meet metabolic requirements
Description : A fatty acid which is not synthesized in human body and has to be supplied in the diet is (A) Palmitic acid (B) Oleic acid (C) Linoleic acid (D) Stearic acid
Description : A fatty acid which is not synthesized in human body and has to be supplied in the diet: (A) Palmitic acid (B) Oleic acid (C) Linoleic acid (D) Stearic acid
Description : Which of the following can be synthesized in the human body if precurors are available? (A) Oleic acid (B) Palmitoleic acid (C) Arachidonic acid (D) All of these
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 essential amino acids (A) Must be supplied in the diet because the organism has lost the capacity to aminate the corresponding ketoacids (B) Must be supplied in the diet because the ... amino acids which cannot be synthesized by the organism at a rate adequate to meet metabolic requirements
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 : In contrast to Eukaryotic mRNA, prokaryotic mRNA is characterized by (A) Having 7-methyl guanosine triphosphate at the 5’ end (B) Being polycystronic (C) Being only monocystronic (D) Being synthesized with introns
Description : $ Ergosterol is a lipid that changes to vitamins D on activation by UV light. ! Iron is a biochemical compoent of haemoglobin.
Last Answer : $ Ergosterol is a lipid that changes to vitamins D on activation by UV light. ! Iron is a biochemical ... is wrong D. If both As and R are wrong.
Description : Regarding the recently introduced lipid formulation of amphotericin B, which one of the following statements is accurate? (a) Affinity of amphotericin B for these lipids is greater than ... (e) They have wider spectrums of antifungal activity than conventional formulations of amphotericin B
Last Answer : Ans: D
Description : Vitamin D is manufactured by the activation of ergosterol by U.V light in the (a) liver (b) skin (c) bone (d) muscle
Last Answer : Ans:(b)
Description : By which of the following means antifungal chemotherapeutic agents may affect fungi? A- Interfere with nuclear division by preventing the aggregation of microtubules needed for mitosis B- ... membrane-bound enzymes like thoseinvolved in nutrient transport and chitin synthesis D- all of these
Last Answer : all of these
Description : Leishmania donovani is susceptible to certain antifungal drugs because both fungi and Leishmania: A. Utilise purine salvage pathway B. Utilise similar glycolytic mechanisms C. Have similar topoisomerase II enzyme D. Have ergosterol in their cell membranes
Last Answer : D. Have ergosterol in their cell membranes
Description : The most probable mechanism of action of imidazole antifungal drugs is: A. They bind to ergosterol in fungal cell membrane and make it leaky B. They interfere with ergosterol synthesis by fungi C. They interfere with fungal mitosis D. They block oxidative phosphorylation in fungi
Last Answer : B. They interfere with ergosterol synthesis by fungi
Description : The polyene antibiotics act by: A. Inhibiting fungal cytochrome P450 enzyme B. Binding to ergosterol and creating micropores in fungal cell membrane C. Inhibiting fungal DNA synthesis D. Disorienting microtubules in fungal cells
Last Answer : B. Binding to ergosterol and creating micropores in fungal cell membrane
Description : Corporate executives who work in top notch companies and travel to their offices in early morning in their air conditioned cars with tinted glasses spending their entire day in their cabins are prone ... from the deficiency of: (a) calcitonin (b) cynacobalamin (c) tocopherol (d) cholecalciferol.
Description : The most suitable vitamin D preparation for vitamin D dependent rickets is: A. Calciferol B. Cholecalciferol C. Calcifediol D. Calcitriol
Last Answer : D. Calcitriol
Description : The element needed in quantities greater than 100 mg for human beings is (A) Calcium (B) Zinc (C) Selenium (D) Cobalt
Description : Genetic information in human beings is stored in (A) RNA (B) DNA (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) mRNA