Description : Insulin has no effect on the activity of the enzyme: (A) Glycogen synthetase (B) Fructokinase (C) Pyruvate kinase (D) Pyruvate dehydrogenase
Last Answer : Answer : B
Description : Glycogen synthetase activity is depressed by (A) Glucose (B) Insulin (C) Cyclic AMP (D) Fructokinase
Last Answer : C
Description : Hexokinase has a high affinity for glucose than (A) Fructokinase (B) Galactokinase (C) Glucokinase (D) All of the above
Description : Which of the following is a substrate for aldolase activity in Glycolytic pathway? (A) Glyceraldehyde-3-p (B) Glucose-6-p (C) Fructose-6-p (D) Fructose1, 6-bisphosphate
Last Answer : D
Description : Fructose 2, 3 bi phosphate is a powerful allosteric activator of (A) Fructose 1, 6 diphosphatase (B) Phosphofructokinase (C) Hexokinase (D) Fructokinase
Description : Hereditary fructose intolerance involves the absence of the enzyme: (A) Aldalose B (B) Fructokinase (C) Triokinase (D) Phosphotriose isomerase
Last Answer : Answer : A
Description : Conversion of fructose to sorbitol is catalysed by the enzyme: (A) Sorbitol dehydrogenase (B) Aldose reductase (C) Fructokinase (D) Hexokinase
Description : The 4 rate limiting enzymes of gluconeogenesis are (A) Glucokinase, Pyruvate carboxylae phosphoenol pyruvate carboxykinase and glucose-6-phosphatase (B) Pyruvate carboxylase, phosphoenol ... fructokinase, pyruvate carboxylase, phosphoenol pyruvate carboxykinase and fructose 1, 6 diphosphatase
Last Answer : B
Description : During glycolysis, Fructose 1, 6 diphosphate is decomposed by the enzyme: (A) Enolase a (B) Fructokinase (C) Aldolase (D) Diphosphofructophosphatose
Description : If the substrate concentration is much below the km of the enzyme, the velocity of the reaction is (A) Directly proportional to substrate concentration (B) Not affected by enzyme concentration (C) Nearly equal to Vmax (D) Inversely proportional to substrate concentration
Description : Insulin increases the activity of (A) Pyruvate kinase (B) Phosphorylase (C) Triacylglycerol kinase (D) Fructose 2, 6-bisphosphatase
Description : In competitive enzyme activity inhibition (A) The structure of inhibitor generally resembles that of the substrate (B) Inhibitor decreases apparent Km (C) Km remains unaffective (E) Inhibitor decreases Vmax without affecting Km
Description : In reversible non-competitive enzyme activity inhibition (A) Inhibitor bears structural resemblance to substrate (B) Inhibitor lowers the maximum velocity attainable with a given amount of enzyme (C) Km is increased (D) Km is decreased
Description : The reaction catalysed by phosphofructokinase (A) Is activated by high concentrations of ATP and citrate (B) Uses fruitose-1-phosphate as substrate (C) Is the rate-limiting reaction of the glycolytic pathway (D) Is inhibited by fructose 2, 6-bisphosphate
Description : A partial agonist can antagonise the effects of a full agonist because it has: A. High affinity but low intrinsic activity B. Low affinity but high intrinsic activity C. No affinity and low intrinsic activity D. High affinity but no intrinsic activity
Last Answer : A. High affinity but low intrinsic activity
Description : A substrate for the enzyme aldolase is (A) galactose-6-phosphate (B) isocitric acid (C) Glucose-1-phosphate (D) Fructose 1, 6 diphosphate
Last Answer : Answer : D
Description : Which of the following is true of Gilbert's syndrome? 1) inheritance is autosomal recessive 2) serum conjugated bilirubin levels are elevated 3) serum bilirubin levels are decreased by fasting 4) serum bilirubin levels are decreased by liver enzyme inducers 5) there is bilirubinuria
Last Answer : Answers-4 Gilbert's syndrome is inherited in autosomal dominant fashion and affects 2-5% of the population. UDP glucuronyl transferase levels are reduced leading to an unconjugated hyperbilirubinaemia. ... the bilirubin is reabsorbed in the proximal tubule some bilirubin is detectable in the urine.
Description : For which substrate `RuBisCO` shows greater affinity?
Last Answer : For which substrate `RuBisCO` shows greater affinity?
Description : Microsomal enzyme induction has one of the following features: A. Takes about one week to develop B. Results in increased affinity of the enzyme for the substrate C. It is irreversible D. Can be used to treat acute drug poisonings
Last Answer : A. Takes about one week to develop
Description : Which one of the following statements concerning glucose metabolism is correct? (A) The conversion of Glucose to lactate occurs only in the R.B.C (B) Glucose enters most cells by a mechanism in ... ) An elevated level of insulin leads to a decreased level of fructose 2, 6-bisphosphate in hepatocyte
Description : Km value of enzyme is substrate concentration at (A) ½ Vmax (B) 2 Vmax (C) ½ Vmax (D) 4 Vmax
Description : The rate of an enzyme catalyzed reaction was measured using several substrate concentrations that were much lower than Km, the dependence of reaction velocity on substrate concentration can best be ... constant fraction of Vmax (C) Equal to Km (D) Proportional to the substrate concentration
Last Answer : Answer : C
Description : The Michaelis constant, Km is (A) Numerically equal to ½ Vmax (B) Dependent on the enzyme concentration (C) Independent of pH (D) Numerically equal to the substrate concentration that gives half maximal velocity
Description : When [s] is equal to Km, which of the following conditions exist? (A) Half the enzyme molecules are bound to substrate (B) The velocity of the reaction is equal to Vmax (C) The velocity of the reaction is independent of substrate concentration (D) Enzyme is completely saturated with substrate
Description : Velocity maximum for an enzyme at half the substrate concentration gives (A) The molecular weight of the enzyme (B) Km value (C) Isoelectric pH (D) Pk value
Description : When the velocity of an enzymatic reaction equals Vmax, substrate concentration is (A) Half of Km (B) Equal to Km (C) Twice the Km (D) Far above the Km
Description : In enzyme kinetics Km implies (A) The substrate concentration that gives one half Vmax (B) The dissocation constant for the enzyme substrate comples (C) Concentration of enzyme (D) Half of the substrate concentration required to achieve Vmax
Description : From the L ineweaver-Burk p lot of Michaelis-Menten equation, Km and Vmax can be determined when V is the reaction velocity at substrate concentration S, the X-axis experimental data are expressed as (A) 1/V (B) V (C) 1/S (D) S
Description : Feedback inhibition of enzyme action is affected by (A) Enzyme (B) Substrate (C) End products (D) None of these
Description : The substrate of Photorespiration is – (1) Fructose (2) Pyruvic acid (3) Glycolate (4) Glucose
Last Answer : (3) Glycolate Explanation: Glycolate is the major substrate for photorespiration. The enzymes of glycolate metabolism, e.g. glycolate oxidase and catalase, are present in substantial quantities in leaf ... and low capacity plants. Glycolate has been detected in leaves of both types of plants.
Description : The substrate of photorespiration is - (1) Fructose (2) Pyruvic acid (3) Glycolate (4) Glucose
Last Answer : (3) Glycolate Explanation: Photorespiration is a special type of respiration shown by many green plants when they are exposed to light. Glycolate (glycolic acid) is the chief metabolite of photorespiration and also its substrate. Other important metabolites are the amino acids glycine and serine.
Description : The substrate of Photorespiration is : (1) Fructose (2) Pyruvic acid (3) Glycolate (4) Glucose
Last Answer : Glycolate
Description : A characteristic feature of Kwashiorkar is (A) Fatty liver (B) Emaciation (C) Low insulin lever (D) Occurrence in less than 1 year infant
Description : Tyrosine kinase activity is present in (A) α-Adrenergic receptors (B) β-Adrenergic receptors (C) Cholinergic receptors (D) Insulin receptors
Description : How does intermittent fasting improve insulin sensitivity?
Last Answer : During fasting, when we restrict the intake of food, our body tissues do not have any other choice but to burn the accumulated fat for energy. The fat deposits become the fuel ... powerful. Thus, intermittent fasting is one of the most efficient insulin stabilizers to control glucose fluctuations.
Description : The following feature disfavours use of oral hypoglycaemics in diabetes mellitus: A. Age at onset of disease over 40 years B. Insulin requirement more than 40 U/day C. Fasting blood sugar level between 100–200 mg/dl D. Associated obesity
Last Answer : B. Insulin requirement more than 40 U/day
Description : The shape of an enzyme and consequently its activity can be reversibly altered from moment to moment by (A) Heat (B) Amino acid substrate (C) Allosteric subunits (D) Sulfur substitutions
Description : Which of the following statement regarding β-oxidation is true? (A) Requires β-ketoacyl CoA as a substrate (B) Forms CoA thioesters (C) Requires GTP for its activity (D) Yields acetyl CoA as a product
Description : At low blood glucose concentration, brain but not liver will take up glucose. It is due to the (A) Low Km of hexokinase (B) Low Km of glucokinase (C) Specificity of glucokinase (D) Blood brain barrier
Description : Which of the following organ prefers fructose to glucose (A) Liver (B) Testes (C) Pancreas (D) Heart
Description : Template/lock and key theory of enzyme action is supported by (A) Enzymes speed up reaction (B) Enzymes occur in living beings and speed up certain reactions (C) Enzymes determine the direction of reaction (D) Compounds similar to substrate inhibit enzyme activity
Description : Enzymes activity is controlled by (A) pH of the solution (B) Temperature (C) Concentration of the enzyme (D) Concentration of the substrate (E) All of these
Description : An allosteric enzyme influences the enzyme activity by (A) Competiting for the catalytic site with the substrate (B) Changing the specificity of the enzyme for the substrate (C) Changing the conformation ... binding to a site other than catalytic site (D) Changing the nature of the products formed
Description : Lineweaver – Burk double reciprocal plot is related to (A) Substrate concentration (B) Enzyme activity (C) Temperature (D) Both (A) and (B) ENZYMES 145
Description : Essential fructosuria is characterized by the lack of the hepatic enzyme: (A) Phosphohexose isomerase (B) Aldalose A (C) Aldolase B (D) Fructokinase
Description : Fructokinase catalyses which reaction?
Last Answer : Fructose to fructose-1-phosphate.
Description : What is the importance of phospho fructokinase?
Last Answer : It is the key enzyme (rate limiting enzyme) of the pathway. It is an irreversible reaction.
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 : Electron affinity of noble gases is - (1) zero (2) Low (3) High (4) Very high
Last Answer : (1) zero Explanation: Most elements 'want' to have a complete electron shell with 8 electrons. Since the Noble Gases already have that 'perfect status' then they have an affinity of 0.