Description : AUG, the only identified codon for methionine is important as (A) A releasing factor for peptide chains (B) A chain terminating codon (C) Recognition site on tRNA (D) A chain initiating codon
Last Answer : Answer : D
Description : The portion of the immunoglobulin molecule that binds the specific antigen is formed by (A) Variable regions of H and L chains (B) Constant region of H chain (C) Constant region of L chain (D) Hinge region
Last Answer : Answer : A
Description : All immunoglobulins contain (A) 4 L chains (B) 4 H chains (C) 3 L chains (D) 2 L chains and 2 H chains
Description : Human growth hormone has (A) One polypeptide chain and one intra-chain disulphide bond (B) One polypeptide chain and two intra-chain disulphide bond (C) Two polypeptide chains joined by one disulphide bond (D) Two polypeptide chains joined by two disulphide bond
Last Answer : Answer : B
Description : Gamma heavy chains are of (A) Two types (B) Three types (C) Four types (D) Five types
Last Answer : Answer : C
Description : Constant segments of heavy chains are of (A) Five types (B) Six types (C) Seven types (D) Eight types
Description : Immunoglobulins are classified on the basis of (A) Type of light chains (B) Type of heavy chains (C) Types of light and heavy chains (D) Molecular weight
Description : Light chains of immunoglobulins are of following types: (A) Alpha and kappa (B) Alpha and gamma (C) Lambda and delta(D) Kappa and lambda
Description : You are a project manager for Picture Shades, Inc. It manufactures window shades that have replicas of Renaissance-era paintings on the inside for hotel chains. Picture Shades is taking its product to the home market, and you're managing the new ... B-C-E-H B. A-D-E-H C. A-F-G-H D. A-F-G-E-H
Last Answer : B. A-D-E-H
Description : Number of chains in globin part of normal Hb: (A) 1 (B) 2 (C) 3 (D) 4
Description : The minimum number of polypeptide chains in an immunoglobulin is (A) Two (B) Four (C) Five (D) Six
Description : The carbon chains of prostanoic acid are bonded at the middle of the chain by a (A) 5-membered ring (B) 6-membered ring (C) 8-membered ring (D) None of these
Description : Which of the following statements concerning abnormalities of the haemoglobin molecule is true? 1) Alpha thalassaemia is due to a deficiency of beta-chain production 2) HbS is caused by a ... is an adverse prognostic sign 5) oliguneoclitide probes may assist in the diagnosis of haemoglobinopathies
Last Answer : Answers-2 Alpha Thalassaemia is due to abnormalities of the alpha chain. Persistence of HbF has survival advnatages in severely affected subjects. C-alpha 16, beta 11. e-Hb electrophoresis(Dr Shu Ho)
Description : Nonsense codons bring about (A) Amino acid activation (B) Initiation of protein synthesis (C) Termination of protein synthesis (D) Elongation of polypeptide chains
Description : Restriction endonucleases (A) Cut RNA chains at specific locations (B) Excise introns from hnRNA (C) Remove Okazaki fragments (D) Act as defensive enzymes to protect the host bacterial DNA from DNA of foreign organisms
Description : The enzyme DNA ligase (A) Introduces superhelical twists (B) Connects the end of two DNA chains (C) Unwinds the double helix (D) Synthesises RNA primers
Description : Variable regions are present in (A) Immunoglobulins (B) α-Chains of T cell receptors (C) β-Chains of T cell receptors (D) All of these
Description : In thalassemia, an amino acid is substituted in (A) Alpha chain (B) Beta chain (C) Alpha and beta chains (D) Any chain MINERAL METABOLISM 195
Description : An immunoglobulin molecule always contains (A) 1 κ and 3 λ type of chains (B) 2 κ and 2 λ type of chains (C) 3 κ and 1λ type of chains (D) 2 κ and 2 λ chains
Description : The immunoglobulins are classified on the basis of (A) Light chains (B) Heavy chains (C) Carbohydrate content (D) Electrophoretic mobility
Description : Allosteric enzymes contain (A) Multiple subunits (B) Single chain (C) Two chains (D) Three chains
Description : Side chains of all following amino acids contain aromatic rings except (A) Phenyl alanine (B) Alanine (C) Tyrosine (D) Tryptophan
Description : When egg albumin is heated till it is coagulated, the secondary and tertiary structures of the proteins are completely lost resulting in a mixture of randomly arranged (A) Dipeptide chains (B) Tripeptide chains (C) Polypeptide chains(D) All of these
Description : When haemoglobin takes up oxygen there is a change in the structure due to the moving closer together of (A) β-chains (B) β-chains (C) γ-chains (D) α and γ chains
Description : Foetal haemoglobin contains (A) Two α and two γ chains (B) Two β and two γ chains (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) None of these
Description : Insulin is oxidized to separate the protein molecule into its constituent polypeptide chains without affecting the other part of the molecule by the use of (A) Performic acid (B) Oxalic acid (C) Citric acid (D) Malic acid
Description : Immunoglobulins are characterized by their (A) Heavy chains (B) Molecular weight (C) Light chains (D) Electrophoretic behaviour
Description : Side chains of all amino acids contain aromatic rings except (A) Pheynl alanine (B) Alanine (C) Tyrosine (D) Tryptophan
Description : Isoenzymes for a given reaction (A) Have different spedificities (B) Have identical affinities for the same substrate (C) Exhibit different electrophoretic motilities (D) Contain similar ratios of different polypeptide chains
Description : Bence-Jones proteins possess all the following properties except (A) They are dimers of light chains (B) Their amino acids sequences are identical (C) Their N-terminal halves have variable amino acid sequences (D) Their C-terminal halves have constant amino acid sequences
Description : Bence-Jones protein is (A) An immunoglobulin (B) A dimer of heavy chains (C) A dimer of light chains (D) A dimer of one heavy and one light chains
Description : IgG cleaved by papain into (A) Two light and two heavy chains (B) Two Fab and one Fc fragments (C) Two pairs of one light and one heavy chain each (D) One Fab and two Fc fragments
Description : Constant segment genes of heavy chains are present in a cluster in which the first gene on side is (A) Alpha (B) Gamma (C) Delta (D) None of these
Description : Heavy chains in IgD are of following type: (A) Alpha (B) Gamma (C) Delta (D) Epsilon
Description : Gamma heavy chains are present in (A) IgA (B) IgG (C) IgM (D) IgD
Description : The effector function of antibody is performed by (A) Variable region of light chains (B) Constant region of heavy chains (C) Variable regions of light and heavy chains (D) Constant regions of light and heavy chains
Description : Recognition of antigen is the function of (A) Variable region of light chains (B) Variable regions of light and heavy chains (C) Constant region of heavy chains (D) Constant regions of light and heavy chains
Description : IgM possesses (A) Two light chains and two heavy chains (B) Four light chains and four heavy chains (C) Six light chains and six heavy chains (D) Ten light chains and ten heavy chains
Description : The variable region of heavy chains has (A) One hypervariable region (B) Two hypervariable regions (C) Three hypervariable regions (D) Four hypervariable regions
Description : The variable region of light chains has (A) One hypervariable region (B) Two hypervariable regions (C) Three hypervariable regions (D) Four hypervariable regions
Description : The variable region of light chains is the (A) N-terminal quarter (B) N-terminal half (C) C-terminal quarter (D) C-terminal half
Description : The molecular weight of heavy chains is (A) 20,000–25,000 (B) 25,000–50,000 (C) 50,000–70,000 (D) 70,000–1,00,000
Description : The molecular weight of light chains is (A) 10,000–15,000 (B) 20,000–25,000 (C) 25,000–50,000 (D) 50,000–75,000
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 : The true statement about solutions of amino acids at physiological pH is (A) All amino acids contain both positive and negative charges (B) All amino acids contain positively charged side chains ... amino acids contain only positive charge (D) All amino acids contain negatively charged side chains
Description : All the following processes occur rapidly in the membrane lipid bilayer except (A) Flexing of fatty acyl chains (B) Lateral diffusion of phospholipids (C) Transbilayer diffusion of phopholipids (D) Rotation of phospholipids around their long axes
Last Answer : C
Description : Protein chains may be separated by what re- agent?
Last Answer : 8 molar urea.
Description : Give examples of amino acids with hydropho- bic side chains.
Last Answer : Valine, leucine, isoleucine.
Description : The true statement about solutions of amino acids at physiological pH is (A) All amino acids contain both positive and negative charges (B) All amino acids contain positively charged side chains ... amino acids contain only positive Charge (D) All amino acids contain negatively charged side chains
Last Answer : (A) All amino acids contain both positive and negative charges
Description : A 15-year-old girl was seen by her family physician because of increasing lethargy. She had a recent history of the "flu". Biochemistry tests show that she has renal impairement. ... will likely develop a restrictive lung disease 5) She will probably improve with additional corticosteroid therapy
Last Answer : Answers-2 The findings point to focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS), which leads to chronic renal failure in half of cases. The lack of resolution with corticosteroid therapy and the progression to chronic renal failure is what sets FSGS apart from minimal change disease.