Description : The rage limiting step cholesterol biosynthesis is (A) Squalene synthetase (B) Mevalonate kinase (C) HMG CoA synthetase (D) HMG CoA reductase
Last Answer : Answer : D
Description : The ‘Committed step’ in the biosynthesis of cholesterol from acetyl CoA is (A) Formation of acetoacetyl CoA from acetyl CoA (B) Formation of mevalonate from HMG CoA (C) Formation of HMG CoA from acetyl CoA and acetoacetyl CoA (D) Formation of squalene by squalene synthetase
Last Answer : Answer : B
Description : A hydrocarbon formed in cholesterol synthesis is (A) Mevalonate (B) HMG CoA (C) Squalene (D) Zymosterol
Last Answer : Answer : C
Description : In the biosynthesis of cholesterol, the rate limiting enzyme is (A) Mevalonate kinase (B) HMG-CoA synthetase (C) HMG-CoA reductase (D) Cis-prenyl transferase
Description : In biosynthesis of cholesterol triparanol inhibits the activity of the enzyme: (A) ∆24 Reductase (B) Oxidosqualene-lanosterol cyclase (C) Isomerase (D) Squalene epoxidase ENZYMES 155
Last Answer : Answer : A
Description : Cholesterol by a feed back mechanism inhibits the activity of (A) HMG-CoA synthetase (B) HMG-CoA reductase (C) Thilase (D) Mevalonate kinase
Description : The cyclisation of squalene in mammals results in the direct formation of the sterol. (A) Cholesterol (B) Lanosterol (C) Sistosterol (D) Zymosterol
Description : HMG-CoA is converted to mevalonate by reduction catalysed by (A) HMG-CoA synthetase (B) HMG-CoA reductase (C) Mevalonate kinase (D) Thiolase
Description : HMG CoA is formed in the metabolism of (A) Cholesterol, ketones and leucine (B) Cholesterol, fatty acid and Leucine (C) Lysine, Lecuine and Isoleucine (D) Ketones, Leucine and Lysine
Description : An enzyme required for the synthesis of ketone bodies as well as cholesterol is (A) Acetyl CoA carboxylase (B) HMG CoA synthetase (C) HMG CoA reductase (D) HMG CoA lyase
Description : The major determinant of the overall rate of denovo purine nucleotide biosynthesis is the concentration of (A) 5-phosphoribosyl 1-pyrophosphate (B) 5-phospho β-D-ribosylamine (C) Glycinamide ribosyl-5-phosphate (D) Formylglycinamide ribosyl-5-phosphate
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 : 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 : In the biosynthesis of testosterone the rate limiting step is conversion of (A) Cholesterol to pregnenolone (B) Pregnenolone to progesterone (C) Progesterone to 17 α-hydroxy progesterone (D) 17 α-Hydroxy progesterone to androstenedione
Description : What is the rate-limiting-step in the cholesterol biosynthesis?
Last Answer : HMG CoA reductase.
Description : Select the first line hypolipidemic drug/drugs for treating hypertriglyceridemia in a subject with normal cholesterol level: A. Fibrates B. HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors C. Nicotinic acid D. Both 'A' and 'C' are correc
Last Answer : D. Both 'A' and 'C' are correct
Description : Features of atorvastatin include the following: A. Dose to dose most potent HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor B. Higher ceiling of LDL-cholesterol lowering action than lovastatin C. Antioxidant property D. All of the above
Last Answer : D. All of the above
Description : Select the most appropriate hypolipidemic drug for a patient with raised LDL-cholesterol level but normal triglyceride level: A. A HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor B. A fibric acid derivative C. Gugulipid D. Nicotinic acid
Last Answer : A. A HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor
Description : Acetoacetyl-CoA condenses with one more molecule of acetyl-CoA to form (A) Mevalonate (B) Acetoacetate (C) β-Hydroxybutyrate (D) 3-Hydroxy 3-methyl-glutaryl-CoA
Description : The mechanism of synthesis of DNA and RNA are similar in all the following ways except (A) They involve release of pyrophosphate from each nucleotide added (B) They require activated nucleotide precursor and Mg2+ (C) The direction of synthesis is 5’ → 3’ (D) They require a primer
Description : Cocarboxylase is (A) Thiamine pyrophosphate (B) Pyridoxal phosphate (C) Biotin (D) CoA
Description : Fully activated pyruvate carboxylase depends upon the presence of (A) Malate and Niacin (B) Acetyl CoA and biotin (C) Acetyl CoA and thiamine pyrophosphate (D) Oxaloacetate and biotin
Description : The rate limiting step in cholesterol biosynthesis is one of the followings : (A) LDL-receptor concentration (B) VLDL secretion (C) Mevalonic acid formation (D) Co-enzyme A formation
Last Answer : (C) Mevalonic acid formation
Description : Insulin decreases the activity of (A) cAMP dependent protein kinase (B) HMG CoA-reductas (C) Phosphodiesterase (D) Acetyl CoA-carboxylase
Description : HMG-CoA reductase activity is increased by administration of the hormone: (A) Insulin (B) Glucagon (C) Epinephrine (D) Glucocorticoids
Description : The activity of HMG-CoA reductase is inhibited by (A) A fungal inhibitor mevastatin (B) Probucol (C) Nicotinic acid (D) Clofibrate
Description : For reduction enzyme HMG-CoA reductase requires cofactor: (A) NADPH (B) NADP (C) NAD (D) FAD
Description : NAD is required as a coenzyme for (A) Malate dehydrogenase (B) Succinate dehydrogenase (C) Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (D) HMG CoA reductae
Description : Lovastatin is a (A) Competitive inhibitor of acetyl CoA carboxylase (B) Competitive inhibitor of HMG CoA synthetase (C) Non-competitive inhibitor of HMG CoA reductase (D) Competitive inhibitor of HMG CoA reductase
Description : What is HMG CoA synthase?
Last Answer : It is the rate-limiting-enzyme in ketogenesis pathway.
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 : 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 : In the biosynthesis of heme, condensation between succinyl CoA and glycine requires (A) NAD+ (B) FAD (C) NADH + H+ (D) B6-phosphate
Description : In the biosynthesis of the iron protoporphyrin, the product of the condensation between succinyl-CoA and glycine is (A) α-Amino β-ketoadipic acid (B) δ-Aminolevulinate (C) Hydroxymethylbilane (D) Uroporphyrinogen I
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
Description : In the pathway leading to biosynthesis of acetoacetate from acetyl-CoA in liver, the immediate precursor of aceotacetate is (A) Acetoacetyl-CoA (B) 3-Hydroxybutyryl-CoA (C) 3-Hydroxy-3-methyl-glutaryl-CoA (D) 3-Hydroxybutyrate
Description : The principal rate limiting step in the biosynthesis of bile acids is at the (A) 7-Hydroxylase reaction (B) 12 α-Hydroxylase reaction (C) Conjugation reaction (D) Deconjugation reaction
Description : The rate limiting step in the biosynthesis of catecholamines is (A) Decarboxylation of dihydroxyphenylalanine (B) Hydroxylation of phenylalanine (C) Hydroxylation of tyrosine (D) Oxidation of dopamine
Description : A metabolite obtained from Aspergillus terreus that can bind very tightly to HMG CoA reductase enzyme is (A) Fluvastatin (B) Cerivastatin (C) Lovastatin (D) Somatostatin
Last Answer : (C) Lovastatin
Description : Choose the most potent and most efficacious LDLcholesterol lowering HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor: A. Lovastatin B. Simvastatin C. Pravastatin D. Atorvastatin
Last Answer : D. Atorvastatin
Description : An enzyme of pyrimidine nucleotide biosynthesis sensitive to allosteric regulation is (A) Aspartate transcarbamoylase (B) Dihydroorotase (C) Dihydroorotate dehydrogenase (D) Orotidylic acid decarboxylase
Description : Some tocopherols are (A) Terpenoid in structure (B) Dional in structure (C) Isoprenoid in structure (D) Farnesyl in structure
Description : Identify the correct molecule which controls the biosynthesis of proteins in living organisms. (A) DNA (B) RNA (C) Purines (D) Pyrimidines
Description : Cholesterol is the precursor for the biosynthesis of (A) fatty acid (B) prostaglandins (C) bile acids (D) sphingmyelin
Description : What is the first sterol ring formed during cholesterol biosynthesis?
Last Answer : Lanosterol.
Description : The rate limiting reaction in the lipogenic pathway is (A) Acetyl-CoA carboxylase step (B) Ketoacyl synthase step (C) Ketoacyl reductase step (D) Hydratase step
Description : The principal sterol excreted in feces is (A) Coprostanol (B) Zymosterol (C) Lanosterol (D) Desmosterol
Description : Acetyl CoA carboxylase regulates fatty acid synthesis by which of the following mechanism? (A) Allosteric regulation (B) Covalent modification (C) Induction and repression (D) All of these
Description : Insulin is a protein which controls (A) Blood clotting (B) Metabolic pathway (C) Digestion (D) Kreb’s cycle
Description : A key substance in the committed step of pyrimidines biosynthesis is (A) Ribose-5-phosphate (B) Carbamoyl phosphate (C) ATP (D) Glutamine