Description : In which of the following types of enzymes, water may be added to a C—C double bond without breaking the bond? (A) Hydrolase (B) Hydratase (C) Hydroxylase (D) Oxygenase
Last Answer : Answer : A
Description : β-Carotene, precursor of vitamin A, is oxidatively cleaved by (A) β-Carotene dioxygenase (B) Oxygenase (C) Hydroxylase (D) Transferase
Description : Tryptophan pyrolase is currently known as (A) Tryptophan deaminase (B) Tryptophan dioxygenase (C) Tryptophan mono oxygenase (D) Tryptophan decarboxylase
Last Answer : Answer : B
Description : β-Carotene, precursor of vitamin A, is oxidatively cleaved by (A) β-Carotene dioxygenase (B) Oxygenase \ (C) Hydroxylase (D) Transferase
Last Answer : (A) β-Carotene dioxygenase
Description : Rare gases are - (1) Mono atomic (2) di atomic (3) tri atomic (4) none of above
Last Answer : (1) Mono atomic Explanation: The so-called "rare" gases Neon (Ne), Krypton (Kr) and Xenon (Xe), are present in air in very low concentrations.
Description : Rock phosphate constitutes mainly of (A) Fluorapatite (B) Di-calcium phosphate (C) Mono-calcium phosphate (D) Di-ammonium phosphate
Last Answer : (A) Fluorapatite
Description : The main constituent of rock phosphate is (A) Mono-calcium phosphate (B) Di-calcium phosphate (C) Fluorspar (D) None of these
Last Answer : (B) Di-calcium phosphate
Description : The pH value of water is kept slightly less than 7 so that hydrochloride ions may combine with ammonia ions to form (A) Mono-chloramine (NHCl) (B) Di-chloramine (NH2Cl) (C) Nitrogen tri-chloramine (NCl3) (D) All the above
Last Answer : (D) All the above
Description : ________ present in air helps in combustion of fuel. a) oxygen b)nitrogen c)carbon-di-oxide d)carbon –mono-oxide
Last Answer : a) oxygen
Description : What is the full form of 'THSE' ? -How To ?
Last Answer : The full form of 'THSE' is Technical Higher Secondary School
Description : Name the enzyme that acts both as carboxylase at one time and oxygenase at another time. (A) PEP carboxylase (B) RuBP carboxylase (C) Carbonic anyhdrase (D) None of these
Description : Cyclo-oxygenase is involved in the synthesis of (A) Prostaglandins (B) Thromboxanes (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) None of these
Last Answer : Answer : C
Description : The components of complement system are activated by (A) Microsomal hydroxylation (B) Phosphorylation (C) Glycosylation (D) Proteloysis
Last Answer : Answer : D
Description : Conversion of a procarcinogen into a carcinogen often requires (A) Proteolysis (B) Microsomal hydroxylation (C) Exposure to ultraviolet radiation (D) Exposure to X-rays
Description : Epinephrine increases the concentration of free fatty acids in plasma by increasing (A) Extramitochondrial fatty acid synthesis (B) Mitochondrial fatty acid chain elongation (C) Microsomal fatty acid chain elongation (D) Lipolysis in adipose tissue
Description : Which of the following is a microsomal enzyme inducer? (A) Indomethacin (B) Clofibrate (C) Tolbutamide (D) Glutethamide
Description : All the following statements about acetyl CoA carboxylase are true except (A) It is required for de novo synthesis of fatty acids (B) It is required for mitochondrial elongation of fatty acids ( ... for microsomal elongation of fatty acids (D) Insulin converts its inactive form into its active form
Description : C22 and C24, fatty acids required for the synthesis of sphingolipids in brain are formed by (A) De novo synthesis (B) Microsomal chain elongation (C) Mitochondrial chain elongation (D) All of these
Description : The enzyme catalyzing conversion of androstenedione to testosterone is a (A) Oxygenase (B) Dehydrogenase (C) Isomerase (D) Decarboxylase
Description : Isocitrate dehydrogenases is (A) Aerobic dehydrogenase (B) Anaerobic dehydrogenase (C) Hydroperoxidase (D) Oxygenase
Description : An enzyme which uses hydrogen acceptor as substrate is (A) Xanthine oxidase (B) Aldehyde oxidase (C) Catalase (D) Tryptophan oxygenase
Description : Anti-inflammatory corticosteroids inhibit (A) Phospholipase A1 (B) Phospholipase A2 (C) Cyclo-oxygenase (D) Lipo-oxygenase
Description : Phenylbutazone and indomethacin inhibit (A) Phospholipase A1 (B) Phospholipase A2 (C) Cyclo-oxygenase (D) Lipo-oxygenase
Description : Prostaglandins are inactivated by (A) 15-Hydroxyprostaglandin dehydrogenase (B) Cyclo-oxygenase (C) Lipo-oxygenase (D) None of these
Description : Lipo-oxygenase is required for the synthesis of (A) Prostaglandins (B) Leukotrienes (C) Thromboxanes (D) All of these
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 : Which of the following types of drug metabolizing enzymes are inducible: A. Microsomal enzymes B. Nonmicrosomal enzymes C. Both microsomal and nonmicrosomal enzymes D. Mitochondrial enzymes
Last Answer : A. Microsomal enzymes
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
Description : Lack of Glucocorticoids and mineral corticoids might be consequence of which of the following defects in the adrenal cortex? (A) Androstenadione deficiency (B) Estrone deficiency (C) 17 α-OH progesterone deficiency (D) C- α-Hydroxylase deficiency
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 : In adrenogenital syndrome due to total absence of 21-hydroxylase in adrenal cortex, there is (A) Deficient secretion of glucocorticoids (B) Deficient secretion of mineralcorticoids (C) Excessive secretion of androgens (D) All of these
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 : The defect in adrenal cortex responsible for lack of glucocorticoids and mineralcorticoids is (A) Androstenedione deficiency (B) 17 α -OH progesterone deficiency (C) C-21 hydroxylase deficiency (D) Testosterone deficiency HORMONE METABOLISM 209
Description : In the biosynthesis of cortiol, the sequence of enzymes involved is (A) Hydroxylase–dehydrogenase + isomerase – hydroxylase (B) Dehydrogenase–hydroxylase–isomerase (C) Hydroxylase–lyase–dehydrogenase isomerase (D) Isomerase–lyase–hydroxylase–dehydrogenase
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
Description : Selenium is a constituent of the enzyme: (A) Glutathione peroxidase (B) Homogentisate oxidase (C) Tyrosine hydroxylase (D) Phenylalanin hydroxylase
Description : The deficiency of copper decreases the activity of the enzyme: (A) Lysine oxidase (B) Lysine hydroxylase (C) Tyrosine oxidase (D) Proline hydroxylase
Description : In which of the following types of enzyme water may be added to a C—C double bond without breaking the bond? (A) Hydrolase (B) Hydratase (C) Hydroxylase (D) Esterase
Description : Neonatal tyrosinemia is due to deficiency of the enzyme: (A) p-Hydroxyphenylpyruvate hydroxylase (B) Fumarylacetoacetate hydrolase (C) Phenylalanine hydroxylase (D) Tyrosine dehydrogenase
Description : Albinism is due to deficiency of the enzyme: (A) Phenylalanine hydroxylase (B) Tyrosinase (C) p-Hydroxyphenylpyruvic acid oxidase (D) Tyrosine dehydrogenase
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 : ω-oxidation is normally a very minor pathway and is brought by hydroxylase enzymes involving (A) Cytochrome a (B) Cytochrome b (C) Cytochrome c (D) Cytochrome p-450
Description : The enzyme involved in essential pentosuria is (A) Reductase (B) Hydroxylase (C) Isomerase (D) Racemase
Description : The enzyme which can add water to a carbon-carbon double bond or remove water to create a double bond without breaking the bond is (A) Hydratase (B) Hydroxylase (C) Hydrolase (D) Esterase
Description : Biotin is a coenzyme of the enzyme (A) Carboxylase (B) Hydroxylase (C) Decarboxylase (D) Deaminase
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 : ω-oxidation takes place by the hydroxylase in microsomes involving (A) Cytochrome b (B) Cytochrome c (C) Cytochrome p-4500(D) Cytochrome a3