Description : The amino acid which detoxicated benzoic acid to form hippuric acid is (A) Glycine (B) Alanine (C) Serine (D) Glutamic acid
Last Answer : Answer : A
Description : 2-Amino 3-OH propanoic acid is (A) Glycine (B) Alanine (C) Valine (D) Serine
Last Answer : Answer : D
Description : Most amino acids are substrates for transamination except (A) Alanine (B) Threonine (C) Serine (D) Valine
Last Answer : Answer : B
Description : In glutathione (a tripeptide) is present apart from Glutamic acid and cysteine: (A) Serine (B) Glycine (C) Leucine (D) Phenyl alanine
Description : Which one of the amino acids could serve as the best buffer at pH 7? (A) Glutamic acid (B) Arginine (C) Valine (D) Histidine
Description : Which among the following is a nutritionally essential amino acid for man? (A) Alanine (B) Glycine (C) Tyrosine (D) Isoleucine
Description : Which among the following is a nutritionally essential amino acid for man ? (A) Alanine (B) Glycine (C) Tyrosine (D) Tryptophan
Description : Pantothenic acid contains an amino acid which is (A) Aspartic acid (B) Glutamic acid (C) β-Alanine (D) β-Aminoisobutyric acid
Last Answer : Answer : C
Description : The amino acid which has a pK near 4 and thus is negatively charged at pH 7 is (A) Alanine (B) Glutamic acid (C) Glutamine (D) Aspargine
Description : In A chain of the insulin molecule the Nterminal amino acid is (A) Glycine (B) Valine (C) Serine (D) Phenylalanine
Description : The sulphur containing amino acid: (A) Homoserine (B) Serine (C) Methionine (D) Valine
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 : Identify the basic amino acid from the following. (a) Tyrosine (b) Glutamic Acid (c) Lysine (d) Valine
Last Answer : (c) Lysine
Description : The amino acid which synthesizes many hormornes: (A) Valine (B) Phenylalanine (C) Alanine (D) Histidine
Description : One of the following amino acid is solely ketogenic: (A) Lysine (B) Alanine (C) Valine (D) Glutamate
Description : The amino acid which synthesizes many hormones: (A) Valine (B) Phenyl alanine (C) Alanine (D) Histidine
Description : An example of polar amino acid is (A) Alanine (B) Leucine (C) Arginine (D) Valine
Description : An amino acid having a hydrophilic side chain is (A) Alanine (B) Proline (C) Methionine (D) Serine
Description : Small amount of urinary oxalates is contributed by the amino acid: (A) Glycine (B) Tyrosine (C) Alanine (D) Serine
Description : Branched chain amino acids are (A) Cysteine and cystine (B) Tyrosine and Tryptophan (C) Glycine and Serine (D) Valine, Leucine and Isoleucine
Description : Which of the following amino acids was not found to be synthesised in Miller’s experiment? (a) Alanine (b) Glycine (c) Aspartic acid (d) Glutamic acid (
Last Answer : (d) Glutamic acid
Last Answer : (D) β-Aminoisobutyric acid
Description : An essential amino acid in man is (A) Aspartate (B) Tyrosine (C) Methionine (D) Serine
Description : All the following are branched chain amino acids except (A) Isoleucine (B) Alanine (C) Leucine (D) Valine
Description : Collagen is very rich in (A) Glycine (B) Serine (C) Aspartic acid (D) Glutamic acid
Description : . Sickle-cell anaemia is (a) caused by substitution of valine by glutamic acid in the beta globin chain of haemoglobin (b) caused by a change in a single base pair of DNA (c) characterized by elongated sickle like RBCs with a nucleus (d) an autosomal linked dominant trait.
Last Answer : (b) caused by a change in a single base pair of DNA
Description : Sickle cell anemia is caused a) When valine is replaced by glutamic acid in beta polypeptide chain b) When glutamic acid is replaced by valine in beta polypeptide chain c) When ... valine in alpha polypeptide chain d) When valine is replaced by glutamic acid in alpha polypeptide chain
Last Answer : b) When glutamic acid is replaced by valine in beta polypeptide chain
Description : Is phenyl alanine an essential amino acid?
Last Answer : Yes.
Description : A ketogenic amino acid among the following is (A) Leucine (B) Serine (C) Threonine (D) Proline
Description : Which among the following is a basic amino acid? (A) Aspargine (B) Arginine (C) Proline (D) Alanine
Description : Chymotrypsin in the small intestine hydrolyzes peptide linkages containing (A) Alanine (B) Pheynl alanine (C) Valine (D) Methionine
Description : Electrostatic bonds can be formed between the side chains of (A) Alanine and leucine (B) Leucine and valine (C) Asparate and glutamate (D) Lysine and aspartate
Description : Increased serum alanine during fasting is due to (A) Breakdown of muscle proteins (B) Decreased utilization of non essential amino acids (C) Leakage of aminoacids to plasma (D) Impaired renal function
Description : Aspartate amino transferase uses the following for transamination: (A) Glutamic acid and pyruvic acid (B) Glutamic acid and oxaloacetic acid (C) Aspartic acid and pyruvic acid (D) aspartic acid and keto adipic acid
Description : L-glutamic acid is subjected to oxidative deaminition by (A) L-amino acid dehydrogenase (B) L-glutamate dehydrogenase (C) Glutaminase (D) Glutamine synthetase
Description : Infant i le convu ls ions due to lesser formation of gamma amino butyric acid from glutamic acid is seen in the deficiency of (A) Glutamate-dehydrogenase (B) Pyridoxine (C) Folic acid (D) Thiamin
Description : Folic acid contains (A) Pteridine (B) p-Amino benzoic acid (C) Glutamic acid (D) All of these
Description : Vitamin K is a cofactor for (A) Gamma carboxylation of glutamic acid residue (B) β-Oxidation of fatty acid (C) Formation of γ-amino butyrate (D) Synthesis of tryptophan
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 : Which amino acid is present at 6th position of β-chain of Hbs instead of glutamate in HbA? (A) Cysteine (B) Valine (C) Aspartate (D) Glutamate
Description : The greatest buffering capacity at physiologic pH would be provided by a protein rich in which of the following amino acids ? (A) Lysine (B) Histidine (C) Aspartic acid (D) Valine
Description : An amino acid that does not form an αhelix is (A) Valine (B) Proline (C) Tyrosine (D) Tryptophan
Description : A ketogenic amino acid is (A) Valine (B) Cysteine (C) Leucine (D) Threonine
Description : Which one of the following is semiessential amino acid for humans? (A) Valine (B) Arginine (C) Lysine (D) Tyrosine
Description : Sulphur containing amino acid is (A) Methionine (B) Leucine (C) Valine (D) Asparagine
Last Answer : (A) Methionine
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