Description : All of the following can be formed from pro-opiomelanocortin except (A) α-and β-MSH (B) β-and γ-Lipotropins (C) α-and β-Endorphins(D) FSH
Last Answer : Answer : D
Description : The immediate parent of α, β and γ endorphins is (A) Pro-opiomelanocortin (B) β-lipotropin (C) ATCH (D) Lipoprotein
Last Answer : Answer : B
Description : Precursor of ACTH is (A) Cholesterol (B) Pregnenolone (C) Corticotropin (D) Pro-opiomelanocortin
Description : Regulation of ACTH secretion occurs through (A) Corticotropin releasing hormone (CRH) and corticotropin release inhibiting hormone (CRIH) of hypothalamus (B) Feedback inhibition by cortisol (C) CRH and feedback inhibition by cortisol (D) CRIH and feedback inhibition by cortisol
Last Answer : Answer : C
Description : The following hypothalamic regulatory hormone is not a peptide: A. Growth hormone release inhibitory hormone B. Prolactin release inhibitory hormone C. Gonadotropin releasing hormone D. Corticotropin releasing hormone (
Last Answer : B. Prolactin release inhibitory hormone
Description : All the following statements about proopiomelanocortin are true except (A) It is made up of 285 amino acids (B) It is synthesised in pars intermedia and anterior lobe of pituitary gland ... ) It is the precursor of corticotropin like intermediate lobe peptide and endorphins 218 MCQs IN BIOCHEMISTRY
Description : Proopiomelanocortin is the precussor of (A) ACTH (B) β-tropin (C) Endorphins (D) All of these
Description : Secretion of prolactin is regulated by (A) Feedback inhibition (B) Prolactin releasing hormone (C) Prolactin release inhibiting hormone (D) All of these
Description : Growth hormone is released by (A) Somatostatin (B) Growth hormone releasing hormone (C) Prolactin release inhibiting hormone (D) Luteinizing releasing hormone
Description : Thyroid stimulating hormone is a dimer. The α-subunits of TSH, LH, FSH are identical. Thus the biological specificity must therefore be β subunit in which the number of amino acids is (A) 78 (B) 112 (C) 130 (D) 199
Description : Secretion of MSH is regulated by (A) Feedback mechanism (B) Melatonin (C) Hypothalamic hormones (D) ACTH HORMONE METABOLISM 217
Description : Gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH) stimulates the release of: a) ACTH. b) Growth hormone. c) Leutinising Hormone (LH). d) Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH). e) Opiate peptides.
Last Answer : c) Leutinising Hormone (LH).
Description : Chlorpromazine therapy increases the secretion of the following hormone: A. Prolactin B. Gonadotropin C. Corticotropin D. Antidiuretic hormone
Last Answer : A. Prolactin
Description : Opioid analgesics reduce pain by the release of which naturally appearing product:CHECK A. Serotonin B. Histamine C. Enkephalins/endomorphins/endorphins/dynorphines
Last Answer : C. Enkephalins/endomorphins/endorphins/dynorphines
Description : Cell type responsible for the release of MSH is
Last Answer : Cell type responsible for the release of MSH is A. Somatotroph B. Lactotroph C. Corticotroph D. None of these
Description : Select the hormone INCORRECTLY paired with its target. a) TSH - thyroid gland b) ACTH - anterior pituitary c) LH - ovary or testis d) MSH - melanocytes (pron: meh-lan-o-cite)
Last Answer : ANSWER: D -- MSH - MELANOCYTES
Description : Glucagon activates the enzyme adenylcyclase which causes the increase of blood sugar level. Hence this hormone is called (A) Hypoglycemic factor (B) Hyper glycemic factor (C) Antidiauritic factor (D) Thyrotropin-releasing factor
Description : Thyrotropin releasing hormone is a (A) Dipeptide (B) Tripeptide (C) Octapeptide (D) Decapeptide
Description : In males, secretion of luteinising hormone is inhibited by (A) Gonadotropin releasing hormone (B) FSH (C) High blood level of testosterone (D) Inhibin
Description : All the following statements about FSH are true except (A) It is a tropic hormone secreted by anterior pituitary (B) Its secretion is increased by gonadotropin releasing hormone (C) It acts on Sertoli cells (D) It increases the synthesis of testosterone
Description : All the following statements about thyrotropin releasing hormone are true except (A) It is secreted by hypothalamus (B) It is a pentapeptide (C) It increases the secretion of TSH (D) Its secretion is inhibited by high level of T3 and T4 in blood
Description : Secretion of somatotrophin is promoted by (A) Somatomedin C (B) Somatostatin (C) Growth hormone releasing hormone (D) Hypoglycaemia
Description : A nonapeptide among the following is (A) Antidiuretic hormone (B) Insulin (C) ACTH (D) Thyrotropin releasing hormone
Last Answer : Answer : A
Description : Synthesis of RNA molecule is terminated by a signal which is recognised by (A) α-factor (B) β-factor (C) δ-factor (D) ρ
Description : Catabolism of thymidylate gives (A) α-alanine (B) β-alanine (C) α-aminoisobutyrate (D) β-aminoisobutyrate
Description : The mammalian DNA polymerase involved in error correction is (A) DNA polymerase α (B) DNA polymerase β (C) DNA polymerase γ (D) DNA polymerase δ
Description : Primase activity is present in (A) DNA polymerase II (B) DNA polymerase α (C) DNA polymerase β (D) DNA polymerase δ
Description : Replication of nuclear DNA in mammals is catalysed by (A) DNA polymerase α (B) DNA polymerase β (C) DNA polymerase γ (D) DNA polymerase III
Description : The key substance in the synthesis of purine, phosphoribosyl pyrophosphate is formed by (A) α-D-ribose 5-phosphate (B) 5-phospho β-D-ribosylamine (C) D-ribose (D) Deoxyribose
Description : Alloxan can experimentally induce diabetes mellitus due to (A) Stimulation of α cells of the islets of langerhans (B) Necrosis of the β cells of the islets (C) Potentiation of insulinase activity (D) Epinephrine like action
Description : Norepinephrine binds mainly to (A) α-Adrenergic receptors (B) β-Adrenergic receptrors (C) Muscarinic receptors (D) Nicotinic receptors
Description : Insulin receptor is made up of (A) One α-and one β-subunit (B) Two α-and two β-subunit (C) Two, α two β-and two γ-subunit (D) One α, one β-one γ-and one δ-subunit
Description : In the insulin receptor, tyrosine kinase domain is present in (A) α-Subunits (B) β-Subunits (C) γ-Subunits (D) δ-Subunits
Description : Insulin binding sites are present on the (A) α-subunits of insulin receptor (B) β-subunits of insulin receptor (C) γ-subunits of insulin receptor (D) α-and β−subunits of insulin receptor
Description : All the following statements about TSH are true except (A) It is a glycoprotein (B) It is made up of α- and β-subunits (C) Receptor recognition involves both the subunits (D) Its subunit is identical with those of FSH and LH
Description : Tyrosine kinase activity is present in (A) α-Adrenergic receptors (B) β-Adrenergic receptors (C) Cholinergic receptors (D) Insulin receptors
Description : The nucleotide binding site of G-proteins is present on their (A) α-Subunit (B) β-Subunit α- and β- (C) γ-Subunit (D) δ-Subunit
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 the biosynthesis of the iron protoporphyrin, the product of the condensation between succinyl-CoA and glycine is (A) α-Amino β-ketoadipic acid (B) δ-Aminolevulinate (C) Hydroxymethylbilane (D) Uroporphyrinogen I
Description : Characteristic absorption bands exhibited by ferrocytochrome: (A) α band (B) β band (C) α and β bands (D) α, β and γ bands
Description : Maltase attacks only (A) α-glucosides (B) β-glucosides (C) Starch (D) Dextrins
Description : FAD containing enzyme, catalyzing formation of α, β unsaturated fatty acyl CoA derivative. (A) Acyl CoA dehydrogenase (B) Enoyl hydrase (C) β-OH acyl CoA dehydrogenase (D) Thiolase
Description : The enzyme deficient in Sandhoff’s disease is (A) α-Fucosidase (B) Hexosaminidase A and B (C) β-Galactosidase (D) β-Glucosidase
Description : The enzyme deficient in Krabbe’s disease is (A) Hexosaminidase A(B) Arylsuphatase A (C) β-Galactosidase (D) α-Fucosidase
Description : Farber’s disease is due to the deficiency of the enzyme: (A) α-Galactosidase (B) Ceramidase (C) β-Glucocerebrosidase (D) Arylsulphatase A.
Description : Gaucher’s disease is due to the deficiency of the enzyme: (A) α-Fucosidase (B) β-Galactosidase (C) β-Glucosidase (D) Sphingomyelinase
Description : The compound which has the lowest density is (A) Chylomicron (B) β-Lipoprotein (C) α-Lipoprotein (D) pre β-Lipoprotein
Description : Retinol and Retinol binding protein are bound with this protein: (A) Albumin (B) Prealbumin (C) α-globulin (D) β-globulin
Description : Two molecules of vitamin A can be formed from 1 molecule of (A) α-Carotene (B) β-Carotene (C) γ-Carotene (D) All of these
Description : Precursor of Vitamin A is (A) α-Carotene (B) β-Carotene (C) γ-Carotene (D) All of these VITAMINS 121