Description : A deficiency of copper effects the formation of normal collagen by reducing the activity of which of the following enzyme? (A) Prolyl hydroxylase (B) Lysyl oxidase (C) Lysyl hydroxylase (D) Glucosyl transferase
Last Answer : Answer : B
Description : Albinism is due to deficiency of the enzyme: (A) Phenylalanine hydroxylase (B) Tyrosinase (C) p-Hydroxyphenylpyruvic acid oxidase (D) Tyrosine dehydrogenase
Last Answer : Answer : C
Description : Selenium is a constituent of the enzyme: (A) Glutathione peroxidase (B) Homogentisate oxidase (C) Tyrosine hydroxylase (D) Phenylalanin hydroxylase
Last Answer : Answer : A
Description : Alkaptonuria occurs due to deficiency of the enzyme: (A) Maleylacetoacetate isomerase (B) Homogentisate oxidase (C) p-Hydroxyphenylpyruvate hydroxylase (D) Fumarylacetoacetate hydrolase
Description : Neonatal tyrosinemia is due to deficiency of the enzyme: (A) p-Hydroxyphenylpyruvate hydroxylase (B) Fumarylacetoacetate hydrolase (C) Phenylalanine hydroxylase (D) Tyrosine dehydrogenase
Description : Maple syrup urine disease results from absence or serve deficiency of (A) Homogentisate oxidase (B) Phenylalanine hydroxylase (C) Branched chain amino acid transaminase (D) None of these
Last Answer : Answer : D
Description : Ehlers-Danlos syndrome characterized by hypermobile joints and skin abnormalities is due to (A) Abnormality in gene for procollagen (B) Deficiency of lysyl oxidase (C) Deficiency of prolyl hydroxylase (D) Deficiency of lysyl hydroxylase
Description : Vitamin K is involved in posttranslational modification of the blood clotting factors by acting as cofactor for the enzyme: (A) Carboxylase (B) Decarboxylase (C) Hydroxylase (D) Oxidase
Description : In the synthetic pathway of epinephrine, disulfiram (antabuse) inhibits the enzyme: (A) Tyrosine hydroxylase (B) Dopamine β-hydroxylase (C) DOPA decarboxylase (D) N-methyl transferase
Description : For Catecholamine biosynthesis the rate limiting enzyme is (A) DOPA decarboxylase (B) DOPAMINE β-hydroxylase (C) Tyrosine hydroxylase (D) Phenylalanine hydroxylase
Description : Tyrosinosis is due to defect in the enzyme: (A) Fumarylacetoacetate hydrolase (B) p-Hydroxyphenylpyruvate hydroxylase (C) Tyrosine transaminase (D) Tyrosine hydroxylase
Description : Vitamin K is involved in posttranslational modification of the blood clotting factors by acting as cofactor for the enzyme (A) Carboxylase (B) Decarboxylase (C) Hydroxylase (D) Oxidase
Last Answer : (A) Carboxylase
Description : The rate limiting enzyme in the synthesis of catecholamines is: A. Tyrosine hydroxylase B. Dopa decarboxylase C. Dopamine β-hydroxylase D. Noradrenaline N-methyl transferase
Last Answer : A. Tyrosine hydroxylase
Description : An inborn error, maple syrup urine disease is due to deficiency of the enzyme: (A) Isovaleryl-CoAhydrogenase (B) Phenylalnine hydroxylase (C) Adenosyl transferase (D) α-Ketoacid decarboxylase
Description : In the B chain of insulin molecule, the Nterminal amino acid is (A) Proline (B) Threonine (C) Phenylalanine (D) Lysine
Description : Sulphur is made available to the body by the amino acids: (A) Cystine and methionine (B) Taurine and alanine (C) Proline and hydroxyproline (D) Arginine and lysine MINERAL METABOLISM 191
Description : Carnitine is synthesized from (A) Lysine and methionine (B) Glycine and arginine (C) Aspartate and glutamate (D) Proline and hydroxyproline
Description : α-helix is disrupted by certain amino acids like (A) Proline (B) Arginine (C) Histidine (D) Lysine
Description : The neutral amino acid is (A) Lysine (B) Proline (C) Leucine (D) Histidine
Description : Hydroxylation of Proline and Lysine in a protein is effected by (A) Vitamin B1 (B) Vitamin B2 (C) Vitamin B6 (D) Vitamin C
Description : One of the following has a phenolic group: (A) Histidine (B) Hydroxy lysine (C) Seratonine (D) Hydroxy proline
Description : An –OH group is present in the side chain of (A) Serine (B) Arginine (C) Lysine (D) Proline
Description : An amino acid not found in proteins is (A) β-Alanine (B) Proline (C) Lysine (D) Histidine
Description : Refsum’s disease is due to deficiency of the enzyme: (A) Pytantate-α-oxidase (B) Glucocerebrosidase (C) Galactocerebrosidase (D) Ceramide trihexosidase
Description : Fabry’s disease is due to the deficiency of the enzyme: (A) Ceramide trihexosidase (B) Galactocerebrosidase (C) Phytanic acid oxidase (D) Sphingomyelinase
Description : Tyrosine hydroxylase is inhibited by (A) Catecholamines (B) α−Methyldopa (C) Phenylalanine (D) Vanillyl mandelic acid
Description : The rate limiting step in catecholamine synthesis is catalysed by (A) Phenylalanine hydroxylase (B) Tyrosine hydroxylase (C) Dopa decarboxylase (D) Phenylethanolamine N-methyl transferase
Description : The biosynthesis of both Catecholamine and serotonin require (A) Tyrosine hydroxylase (B) N-methyl transferase (C) Aromatic amino acid decarboxylase (D) Tryptophan pyrrolase
Description : Richner-Hanhart syndrome is due to defect in (A) Tyrosinase (B) Phenylalanine hydroxylase (C) Hepatic tyrosine transaminase (D) Fumarylacetoacetate hydrolase
Description : All the following statements about albinism are correct except (A) Tyrosine hydroxylase (tyrosinase) is absent or deficient in melanocytes (B) Skin is hypopigmented (C) It results in mental retardation (D) Eyes are hypopigmented
Description : Conversion of tyrosine to dihydroxyphenylalanine is catalysed by tyrosine hydroxylase which requires (A) NAD (B) FAD (C) ATP (D) Tetrahydrobiopterin
Description : An amino acid used for the synthesis of thyroid hormone is (A) Tyrosine (B) Tryptophan (C) Histidine (D) Proline
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
Description : An amino acid that does not form an αhelix is (A) Asparagine (B) Tyrosine (C) Tryptophan (D) Proline
Description : An essential amino acid in man is (A) Proline (B) Threonine (C) Asparagine (D) Tyrosine
Description : Million’s test is positive for (A) Phenylalanine (B) Glycine (C) Tyrosine (D) Proline
Description : Which one of the following is an essential amino acid? (A) Arginine (B) Tyrosine (C) Phenylalanine (D) Proline
Description : Millon’s test is for identification of (A) Tyrosine (B) Tryptophan (C) Proline (D) Arginine
Description : The amino acid which gives yellow colour with Ninhydrin in paper chromatography is (A) Tyrosine (B) Proline (C) Tryptophan (D) Alanine
Description : An amino acid that does not take part in α helix formation is (A) Histidine (B) Tyrosine (C) Proline (D) Tryptophan
Description : Sakaguchi’s reaction is specific for (A) Tyrosine (B) Proline (C) Arginine (D) Cysteine
Description : An amino acid that does not form an αhelix is (A) Valine (B) Proline (C) Tyrosine (D) Tryptophan
Description : Which of the following amino acid has been shown as one of the active site of phosphoglucomutase? (A) Lysine (B) Tyrosine (C) Serine (D) Histidine
Description : Activation or inactivation of certain key regulatory enzymes is accomplished by covalent modification of the amino acid: (A) Tyrosine (B) Phenylalanine (C) Lysine (D) Serine
Description : The proteins present in maize are deficient in (A) Lysine (B) Threonine (C) Tryptophan (D) Tyrosine
Description : The limiting amino acid of rice is (A) Lysine (B) Tryptophan (C) Phenylalanine (D) Tyrosine
Description : Which one of the following is semiessential amino acid for humans? (A) Valine (B) Arginine (C) Lysine (D) Tyrosine
Description : An aromatic amino acid is (A) Lysine (B) Tyrosine (C) Taurine (D) Arginine
Last Answer : (B) Tyrosine