Description : In the purine nucleus, carbon 6 is contributed by (A) Glycine (B) CO2 (C) Aspartate (D) Glutamine
Last Answer : Answer : B
Description : Pyrimidine and purine nucleoside biosynthesis share a common precursor: (A) PRPP (B) Glycine (C) Fumarate (D) Alanine
Last Answer : Answer : A
Description : The carbon atom at position 2 of pyrimidine nucleus is contributed by (A) CO2 (B) Glycine (C) Aspartate (D) Glutamine
Description : The nitrogen atoms for de novo synthesis of purine nucleotides are provided by (A) Aspartate and glutamate (B) Aspartate and glycine (C) Aspartate, glutamine and glycine (D) Aspartate, glutamate and glycine
Last Answer : Answer : C
Description : The 2 nitrogen atoms in urea are contributed by (A) Ammonia and glutamate (B) Glutamine and glutamate (C) Ammonia and aspartate (D) Ammonia and alanine
Description : In purine nucleus nitrogen atom at 1 position is derived from (A) Aspartate (B) Glutamate (C) Glycine (D) Alanine
Description : All the standard amino acids except the following have one chiral ‘c’ atom: (A) Threonine, Isoleucine (B) Isoleucine, Alanine (C) Threonine, Alanine (D) Alanine, Glutamine
Description : This amino acid cannot have optical isomers: (A) Alanine (B) Histidine (C) Threonine (D) Glycine
Last Answer : Answer : D
Description : The major source of NH3 produced by the kidney is (A) Leucine (B) Glycine (C) Alanine (D) Glutamine
Description : The amino acid which is not optically active is (A) Alanine (B) Glycine (C) Glutamine (D) Lysine
Description : The two nitrogen of the pyrimidine ring are contributed by (A) Ammonia and glycine (B) Asparate and carbamoyl phosphate (C) Glutamine and ammonia (D) Aspartate and ammonia
Description : The carbon atoms of pyrimidine nucleus are provided by (A) Glycine and aspartate (B) CO2 and aspartate (C) CO2 and glutamate (D) CO2 and glutamine
Description : For de novo synthesis of purine nucleotides, glycine provides (A) One nitrogen atom (B) One nitrogen and one carbon atom (C) Two carbon atoms (D) One nitrogen and two carbon atoms
Description : Small amount of urinary oxalates is contributed by the amino acid: (A) Glycine (B) Tyrosine (C) Alanine (D) Serine
Description : Which of the following contributes nitrogen atoms to both purine and pyrimidine rings? (A) Aspartate (B) Carbamoyl phosphate (C) CO2 (D) Glutamine
Description : The four nitrogen atoms of purines are derived from (A) Urea and NH3 (B) NH3, Glycine and Glutamate (C) NH3, Asparate and Glutamate (D) Aspartate, Glutamine and Glycine
Description : Glycine gives __________ atoms of purine. (A) C2, C3 (B) C4, C5 and N7 (C) C4, C5 and N9 (D) C4, C6 and N7
Description : Nitrogen at position 3 of pyrimidine nucleus comes from (A) Glutamine (B) Glutamate (C) Glycine (D) Aspartate
Description : Nitrogen at position 1 of pyrimidine nucleus comes from (A) Glutamine (B) Glutamate (C) Glycine (D) Aspartate
Description : N10-formyl and N5N10-methenyl tetrahydrofolate contributes purine carbon atoms at position (A) 4 and 6 (B) 4 and 5 (C) 5 and 6 (D) 2 and 8
Description : Glycine contributes to the following C and N of purine nucleus: (A) C1, C2 and N7 (B) C8, C8 and N9 (C) C4, C5 and N7 (D) C4, C5 and N9
Description : The amino acid which has a pK near 4 and thus is negatively charged at pH 7 is (A) Alanine (B) Glutamic acid (C) Glutamine (D) Aspargine
Description : The α-carbon of all the amino acids is a chirality center except for __________. (a) Glycine (b) Threonine (c) Proline (d) Aspartic acid
Last Answer : Glycine
Description : All amino acids are optically active except (A) Glycine (B) Serine (C) Threonine (D) Tryptophan
Description : The optically inactive amino acid is (A) Glycine (B) Serine (C) Threonine (D) Valine
Last Answer : (A) Glycine
Description : A key substance in the committed step of pyrimidines biosynthesis is (A) Ribose-5-phosphate (B) Carbamoyl phosphate (C) ATP (D) Glutamine
Description : Most amino acids are substrates for transamination except (A) Alanine (B) Threonine (C) Serine (D) Valine
Description : The amino acid containing hydroxyl group: (A) Alanine (B) Isoleucine (C) Arginine (D) Threonine
Description : Pyrimidine biosynthesis begins with the formation from glutamine, ATP and CO2, of (A) Carbamoyl aspartate (B) Orotate (C) Carbamoyl phosphate (D) Dihydroorotate
Description : The major determinant of the overall rate of denovo purine nucleotide biosynthesis is the concentration of (A) 5-phosphoribosyl 1-pyrophosphate (B) 5-phospho β-D-ribosylamine (C) Glycinamide ribosyl-5-phosphate (D) Formylglycinamide ribosyl-5-phosphate
Description : In purine biosynthesis ring closure in the molecule formyl glycinamide ribosyl-5- phosphate requires the cofactors: (A) ADP (B) NAD (C) FAD (D) ATP and Mg++
Description : Purine biosynthesis is inhibited by (A) Aminopterin (B) Tetracyclin (C) Methotrexate (D) Chloramphenicol
Description : In the biosynthesis of purine nucleotides the AMP feed back regulates (A) Adenylosuccinase (B) Adenylosuccinate synthetase (C) IMP dehydrogenase (D) HGPR Tase
Description : Ammonia is transported from muscles to liver mainly in the form of (A) Free ammonia (B) Glutamine (C) Asparagine (C) Alanine
Description : The amino acid that undergoes oxidative deamination at significant rate is (A) Alanine (B) Aspartate (C) Glutamate (D) Glutamine
Description : In the biosynthesis of heme, condensation between succinyl CoA and glycine requires (A) NAD+ (B) FAD (C) NADH + H+ (D) B6-phosphate
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 : Gout is a metabolic disorder of catabolism of (A) Pyrimidine (B) Purine (C) Alanine (D) Phenylalanine
Description : A synthetic RNA having the sequence of UUUUUU (Poly U) will give a protein having poly ______. (A) Alamine (B) Phenyl alanine (C) Glycine (D) Methionine
Description : Thyroid hormones are synthesized by the iodination of the amino acid: (A) Glycine (B) Phenylalanine (C) Alanine (D) Tyrosine
Description : Heme is synthesized from (A) Succinyl-CoA and glycine (B) Active acetate and glycine (C) Active succinate and alanine (D) Active acetate and alanine
Description : Corn and gliadin are low in (A) Lysine (B) Alanine (C) Glycine (D) Aspartic acid
Description : Which among the following is a nutritionally essential amino acid for man? (A) Alanine (B) Glycine (C) Tyrosine (D) Isoleucine
Description : Hippuric acid is formed from (A) Benzoic acid and alanine (B) Benzoic acid glycine (C) Glucuronic acid and alanine (D) Glucuronic acid and glycine
Description : Optical isomers of all aminoacids exist except (A) Glycine (B) Arginine (C) Alanine (D) Hydroxy proline
Description : Along with CO2, NH3 and ATP, the amino acid that is needed in urea cycle is (A) Alanine (B) Isoleucine (C) Aspartate (D) Glycine
Description : All followings are ketogenic aminoacids except (A) Leucine (B) Isoleucine (C) Phenyl alanine (D) Glycine
Description : 2-Amino 3-OH propanoic acid is (A) Glycine (B) Alanine (C) Valine (D) Serine
Description : In glutathione (a tripeptide) is present apart from Glutamic acid and cysteine: (A) Serine (B) Glycine (C) Leucine (D) Phenyl alanine