Description : All the following statements about phenylketonuria are correct except (A) Phenylalanine cannot be converted into tyrosine (B) Urinary excretion of phenylpyruvate and phenyllactate is increased (C) It ... diet (D) It leads to decreased synthesis of thyroid hormones, catecholamines and melanin
Last Answer : Answer : D
Description : Calcitriol is (A) 1-hydroxy cholecalciferol (B) 25-hydroxy cholecalciferol (C) 24, 25-dihydroxy cholecalciferol (D) 1, 25-dihydroxy cholecalciferol
Description : The fat of a common mussel-secretes a sticky glue that can be used to make heart implants. The unique chemical compound present in the glue is: (1) Amino phenyl alanine (2) Hydroxy phenyl alanine (3) Phenyl alanine (4) Dihydroxy phenyl alanine
Last Answer : (4) Dihydroxy phenyl alanine Explanation: The foot of the common mussel (Mytilus edulis) produces a sticky glue due to a unique compound called mussel adhesive protein, which contains a high ... be used as a tooth coating to prevent dental plaque, which is caused by bacterial infection.
Last Answer : Dihydroxy phenyl alanine
Description : Catecholamine hormones are synthesized in the (A) Chromaffin cells of adrenal medulla (B) Zona glomerulosa of adrenal cortex (C) Zona fasciculate of adrenal cortex (D) Zona reticularis of adrenal cortex
Last Answer : Answer : A
Description : Which of the following statement(s) is/are true concerning oxygen consumption (O2)? a. O2 is normally 100-120 cc2/m2/min b. Resting O2 is controlled by the level of thyroid and catecholamine ... of oxygen taken up by the pulmonary capillaries d. O2 is dependent on the status of pulmonary function
Last Answer : Answer: a, b Oxygen consumed in the process of metabolism is expressed as the volume of oxygen per minute (O2). O2 is normally 100-120 cc2/m2/min, or 200 cc/min for a typical adult. ... , so we measure O2 across the lung and assume that it is exactly the amount consumed in the systemic metabolism
Description : Which statement is NOT true about non-steroid (peptide) hormones? A) They are derived from peptides, proteins, polypeptides, and derivatives of amino acids. B) They bind to receptors on the cell surface. ... They create an enzyme cascade effect. E) They enter the cell in order to have an effect.
Last Answer : E) They enter the cell in order to have an effect.
Description : The reference compound for absolute configuration of optically active compound is (A) Alanine (B) Lactic acid (C) Glyceraldehyde (D) Dihydroxy acetone
Last Answer : Answer : C
Description : Which one of the following metabolites is not directly produced in the hexose monophosphate pathway? (A) Fructose-6-phosphate (B) Dihydroxy acetone phosphate (C) CO2 (D) Erythrose-4-phosphate
Last Answer : Answer : B
Description : Folic acid or folate consists of the (A) Base pteridine, p-amino benzoic acid and asparate (B) Base purine, p-amino benzoic acid and glutamate (C) Base pteridine, p-amino benzoic acid and glutamate (D) Base purine, p-hydroxy benzoic acid and glutamate
Description : The most efficacious inhibitor of catecholamine synthesis in the body is (a) a - methyl – p - tyrosine (b) a - methyldopa (c) a - methyl - norepinephrine (d) Pyrogallol
Last Answer : Ans: A
Description : The most efficacious inhibitor of catecholamine synthesis in the body is: A. α-methyl-p-tyrosine B. α-methyldopa C. α-methyl-norepinephrine D. Entacapone
Last Answer : A. α-methyl-p-tyrosine
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 : For Catecholamine biosynthesis the rate limiting enzyme is (A) DOPA decarboxylase (B) DOPAMINE β-hydroxylase (C) Tyrosine hydroxylase (D) Phenylalanine hydroxylase
Description : Following events occur in the cytoplasm and not inside storage vesicles, except (a) Conversion of tyrosine to dopa (b) Conversion of dopa to dopamine (c) Conversion of dopamine to norepinephrine (d) Conversion of dopamine to 3,4 dihydroxy phenyl acetic acid
Last Answer : Ans: C
Description : Find minimum value of `px+qy` where `p>0, q>0, x>0, y>0` when `xy=r,^2` without using derivatives.
Last Answer : Find minimum value of `px+qy` where `p>0, q>0, x>0, y>0` when `xy=r,^2` without using ... `pqsqrtr` B. `2pqsqrtr` C. `2rsqrtpq` D. None of these
Description : Use of artemisinin derivatives is restricted to treatment of multidrug resistant falciparum malaria because: A. Wide spread use for all cases of malaria may foster development of resistant strains B. They are not ... P.vivax C. They are more toxic than quinine D. All of the above are correct
Last Answer : A. Wide spread use for all cases of malaria may foster development of resistant strain
Description : This catalyzes formation of CoA derivatives from fatty acid, CoA and ATP: (A) Acyl CoA dehydrogenase (B) Enoyl hydrase (C) β-OH acyl CoA dehydrogenase (D) Thio kinase
Description : Vitamins that function as dinucleotide derivatives include all the following except (A) Thiamine (B) Niacin (C) Nicotinate (D) Vitamin B2
Description : Which of the following cofactors or their derivatives must be present for the conversion of acetyl CoA to malonyl CoA extramitochondrial fatty acid synthesis? (A) Biotin (B) FAD (C) FMN (D) ACP
Description : One round of Edman degradation of the peptide: H2N- Gly-Arg-Lys-Phe- Asp- COOH would result in which of the following structures or their phenyl isothiocyanate derivatives? (A) H2N-Gly-Arg-COOH + H2N-Lys- Phe- Asp- ... C) H2N-Arg-Lys-Phe-Asp-COOH + Gly (D) H2N-Gly-Arg-Lys-COOH + H2N-Phe -Asp-COOH
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 : Goitrogenic substance present in cabbage is (A) 5-vinyl-2 thio oxalzolidone (B) Pyridine-3-carboxylic acid (C) 3-Hydroxy-4, 5-dihydroxymethyl1–2-methyl pyridine (D) δ-ALA dehydratase
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 protein, which is in fact a multifunctional enzyme complex in higher organism is (A) Acetyl transacylase (B) Malonyl transacylase (C) 3-Hydroxy acyl-ACP dehyratase (D) Fatty acid synthase
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 synthesis of 3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA can occur (A) Only in mitochondria of all mammalian tissues (B) Only in the cytosol of all mammalian tissue (C) In both cytosol and mitochondria (D) In lysosomes
Description : The coenzyme involved in dehydrogenation of 3-hydroxy acyl-CoA is (A) FAD (B) FMN (C) NAD (D) NADP
Description : The formation of ∆2-trans-enoyl-CoA from acyl-CoA requires the enzyme: (A) Acyl-CoA synthetase (B) Acyl-CoA dehydrogenase (C) 3-Hydroxy acyl-CoA dehydrogenase (D) Thiolase
Description : Hydroxylation of 25-hydroxy cholecalciferol is promoted by (A) Cytochrome A (B) Panthyroid hormone (C) Cytochrome b (D) cAMP
Description : 1-hydroxylation of 25-hydroxy Vitamin D3 takes place in (A) Liver (B) Kidneys (C) Intestine (D) Pancreas
Description : Hydroxylation of 25-hydroxy cholecalciferol is promoted by (A) Cytochrome - a (B) Parathyroid hormone (C) Cytochrome-b (D) CAMP
Description : Riboflavin is a coenzyme in the reaction catalysed by the enzyme (A) Acyl CoA synthetase (B) Acyl CoA dehydrogenase (C) β-Hydroxy acyl CoA (D) Enoyl CoA dehydrogenase
Description : Which of the following is a hydroxy fatty acid? (A) Oleic acid (B) Ricinoleic acid (C) Caproic acid (D) Stearic acid
Description : An example of a hydroxy fatty acid is (A) Ricinoleic acid (B) Crotonic acid (C) Butyric acid (D) Oleic acid
Description : RNA does not contain (A) Uracil (B) Adenine (C) Hydroxy methyl cytosine (D) Phosphate
Description : The amino acid containing hydroxy group: (A) Glycine (B) Isoleucine (C) Arginine (D) Thereonine
Description : Frequently employed materials for the adsorption chromatography of proteins include (A) High capacity supporting gel (B) Starch blocks (C) Calcium phosphate gel alumina gel and hydroxy apatite (D) All of these
Description : Optical isomers of all aminoacids exist except (A) Glycine (B) Arginine (C) Alanine (D) Hydroxy proline
Description : The first amino acid incorporated in a polypeptide in a ribosome of a human is (A) N formyl methionine (B) Methionine (C) Phenyl alanine (D) Hydroxy lysine
Description : One of the following has a phenolic group: (A) Histidine (B) Hydroxy lysine (C) Seratonine (D) Hydroxy proline
Description : Which among the following has an imidazole group? (A) Histidine (B) Tryptophan (C) Proline (D) Hydroxy proline
Description : Rothera test is not given by (A) β-hydroxy butyrate (B) bile salts (C) Glucose (D) None of these
Last Answer : A
Description : In EM pathway -2-phosphoglycerate is converted to (A) Phospho enol pyruvate (B) Enol pyruvate (C) Di hydroxy acetone phosphate (DHAP) (D) 1,3 bisphosphoglycerate
Description : What are hydroxy amino acids?
Last Answer : Serine and threonine.
Description : Catecholamine which are secreted in emergency conditions are
Last Answer : Catecholamine which are secreted in emergency conditions are
Description : The conventional H1 antihistaminics possess the following additional properties except: A. Local anaesthetic B. Vasopressor C. Antiarrhythmic D. Catecholamine potentiating
Last Answer : B. Vasopressor