Description : Which one of the following compounds cannot give rise to the net synthesis of Glucose? (A) Lactate (B) Glycerol (C) α-ketoglutarate (D) Acetyl CoA
Last Answer : B
Description : Which of the following intermediates of metabolism can be both a precursor and a product of glucose? (A) Lactate (B) Pyruvate (C) Alanine (D) Acetyl-CoA
Last Answer : Answer : A
Description : Lactate formed in muscles can be utilised through (A) Rapoport-Luebeling cycle (B) Glucose-alanine cycle (C) Cori’s cycle (D) Citric acid cycle
Last Answer : C
Description : The major source of NH3 produced by the kidney is (A) Leucine (B) Glycine (C) Alanine (D) Glutamine
Last Answer : Answer : D
Description : All followings are ketogenic aminoacids except (A) Leucine (B) Isoleucine (C) Phenyl alanine (D) Glycine
Description : In glutathione (a tripeptide) is present apart from Glutamic acid and cysteine: (A) Serine (B) Glycine (C) Leucine (D) Phenyl alanine
Last Answer : Answer : B
Description : All the following are branched chain amino acids except (A) Isoleucine (B) Alanine (C) Leucine (D) Valine
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 : An example of polar amino acid is (A) Alanine (B) Leucine (C) Arginine (D) Valine
Last Answer : Answer : C
Description : When O2 supply is inadequate, pyruvate is converted to (A) Phosphopyruvate (B) Acetyl CoA (C) Lactate (D) Alanine
Description : Cystine is synthesized from (A) Cysteine (B) Methionine (C) Arginine (D) Leucine
Description : Thyroid hormones are synthesized by the iodination of the amino acid: (A) Glycine (B) Phenylalanine (C) Alanine (D) Tyrosine
Description : Heme is synthesized from (A) Succinyl-CoA and glycine (B) Active acetate and glycine (C) Active succinate and alanine (D) Active acetate and alanine
Description : Alanine can be synthesized from (A) Glutamate and α-ketoglutarate (B) Pyruvate and glutamate (C) Pyruvate and α-ketoglutarate (D) Asparate and α-ketoglutarate
Description : Which one of the following pairs of codons is correctly matched with their function or the signal for the particular amino acid? (a) AUG, ACG - Start/methionine (b) UUA, UCA - Leucine (c) GUU, GCU - Alanine (d) UAG, UGA - Stop
Last Answer : (b) UUA, UCA - Leucine
Last Answer : (d) UAG, UGA - Stop
Description : AUG codes for a. Methionine b. Cytosine c. Leucine d. Alanine
Last Answer : a. Methionine
Description : In non shivering thermogenesis (A) Glucose is oxidized to lactate (B) Fatty acids uncouple oxidative phosphorylation (C) Ethanol is formed (D) ATP is burned for heat production
Description : The number of ATP molecules required to convert 2 molecules of lactate into glucose in mammalian liver is (A) 2 (B) 4 (C) 5 (D) 6
Description : A reaction which may be considered an isomerisation is (A) Glucose 6-Phosphate fructose 6 phosphate (B) 3-Phosphoglycerate 2-phosphoglycerate (C) 2-phosphoglycerate phosphoenolpyruvate (D) Pyruvate Lactate
Description : Which of the following reactions is unique to gluconeogenesis? (A) Lactate Pyruvate (B) Phosphoenol pyruvate pyruvate (C) Oxaloacetate phosphoenol pyruvate (D) Glucose-6-phosphate Fructose-6-phosphate
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 : Which one of the following would be expected in pyruvate kinase deficiency? (A) Increased levels of lactate in the R.B.C (B) Hemolytic anemia (C) Decreased ratio of ADP to ATP in R.B.C (D) Increased phosphorylation of Glucose to Glucose-6-phosphate
Description : Which of the following metabolite integrates glucose and fatty acid metabolism? (A) Acetyl CoA (B) Pyruvate (C) Citrate (D) Lactate
Last Answer : A
Description : Ethanol decreases gluconeogenesis by (A) Inhibiting glucose-6-phosphatase (B) Inhibiting PEP carboxykinase (C) Converting NAD+ into NADH and decreasing the availability of pyruvate (D) Converting NAD+ into NADH and decreasing the availability of lactate
Description : Cori’s cycle transfers (A) Glucose from muscles to liver (B) Lactate from muscles to liver (C) Lactate from liver to muscles (D) Pyruvate from liver to muscles
Description : The conversion of alanine to glucose is termed (A) Glycolysis (B) Oxidative decarboxylation (C) Specific dynamic action (D) Gluconeogenesis
Last Answer : D
Description : Glycerol-3-phosphate for the synthesis of triglycerides in adipose tissue is derived from (A) Phosphatidic acid (B) Diacylglycerol (C) Glycerol (D) Glucose
Description : The glycerol for fatty acid esterification in adipocytes is (A) For the most part, derived from glucose (B) Obtained primarily from phosphorylation of glycerol by glycerol kinase (C) Formed from gluconeogenesis (D) Formed from glycogenolysis ENZYMES 153
Description : Adipose tissue which is a store house for triacyl glycerol synthesis the same using (A) The glycerol released by hydrolysis of triacyl glycerol (B) The glycerol-3-phosphate obtained in the metabolism of glucose (C) 2-phosphoglycerate (D) 3-phosphoglycerate
Description : Phosphatidic acid on hydrolysis yields (A) Glycerol, fatty acids, phosphoric acid, choline (B) Glycerol, fatty acids, phosphoric acid (C) Glycerol, fatty acids, phosphoric acid, Glucose (D) Sphingol, fatty acids, phosphoric acid
Description : Galactose is synthesized from glucose in (A) Mammary gland (B) Intestine (C) Kidney (D) Adipose tissue
Description : A polymer of glucose synthesized by the action of leuconostoc mesenteroids in a sucrose medium is (A) Dextrans (B) Dextrin (C) Limit dextrin (D) Inulin
Description : This amino acid cannot have optical isomers: (A) Alanine (B) Histidine (C) Threonine (D) Glycine
Description : Free glycerol cannot be used for triglyceride synthesis in (A) Liver (B) Kidney (C) Intestine (D) Adipose tissue
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 : 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 : Which one of the following biomolecules is correctly characterized? (a) Lecithin-a phosphorylated glyceride found in cell membrane. (b) Palmitic acid - an unsaturated fatty acid with 18 carbon atoms. ... Alanine amino acid - contains an amino group and an acidic group anywhere in the molecule.
Last Answer : (a) Lecithin-a phosphorylated glyceride found in cell membrane
Description : Carrier ions like Na+ facilitate the absorption of substances like (a) amino acids and glucose (b) glucose and fatty acids (c) fatty acids and glycerol (d) fructose and some amino acids.
Last Answer : (a) amino acids and glucose
Description : Select the correct match of the digested products in humans given in column I with their absorption site and mechanism in column II. Column I Column II (a) Glycerol, fatty acids Duodenum, ... , glucose Small intestine, active absorption (d) Fructose, Na+ Small intestine, passive absorption
Last Answer : (c) Glycine, glucose Small intestine, active absorption
Description : Lipogenesis in body starts when (a) Glucose combines with glycerol (b) Glycogen depots of muscle and liver are occupied (c) Glycogen depots of muscle and liver are scanty (d) Blood sugar level is high
Last Answer : (b) Glycogen depots of muscle and liver are occupied
Description : Proteins are finally converted into: (a) Glucose (b) Amino acid (c) Glycerol (d) Fatty acid
Last Answer : (b) Amino acid
Description : Carbohydrates of all types are converted into : (a) Glucose (b) Glycerol (c)Amino acid (d) None
Last Answer : (a) Glucose
Description : The form of carbohydrate which is synthesized in plants is – (1) Starch (2) Glucose (3) Fructose (4) Cellulose
Last Answer : (2) Glucose Explanation: Carbohydrates are initially synthesized in plants from a complex series of reactions involving photosynthesis. The simplified version of this chemical reaction is to utilize carbon ... sun to produce a simple sugar such as glucose and oxygen molecules as a byproduct.
Description : The first organic compound synthesized in the laboratory was - (1) Urea (2) Uric acid (3) Lactic acid (4) Glucose
Last Answer : (1) Urea Explanation: In 1828, German chemist Friedrish Wohler synthesized first organic compound, urea in the laboratory by heating ammonium cyanate (an inorganic compound).
Description : Methylmalonyl CoA is a metabolite of (A) Valine (B) Leucine (C) Isoleucine (D) All of these
Description : A ketogenic amino acid among the following is (A) Leucine (B) Serine (C) Threonine (D) Proline
Description : Leucine zipper motif is seen in some helical proteins when leucine residues appear at every (A) 3rd position (B) 5th position (C) 7th position (D) 9th position
Description : Proteins which interact with DNA and affect the rate of transcription possess the following structural motif: (A) Helix-turn-helix motif (B) Zinc finger motif (C) Leucine zipper motif (D) All of these
Description : In the synthesis of Angiotensin I, rennin acts on Angiotensinogen and cleaves the (A) Leucine – leucine at 10 and 11 position (B) Valine – tyrosine at 3 and 4 position (C) Isoleucine – histidine at 5 and 6 position (D) Proline – histidine at 7 and 8 position