Description : Pyruvate is converted into acetyl-CoA by (A) Decarboxylation (B) Dehydrogenation (C) Oxidative decarboxylation (D) Oxidative deamination
Last Answer : Answer : C
Description : Histidine is converted to histamine through the process of (A) Transamination (B) Decarboxylation (C) Oxidative deamination (D) Urea cycle
Last Answer : Answer : B
Description : Histidine is converted into histamine by (A) Carboxylation (B) Decarboxylation (C) Methylation (D) Hydroxylation
Description : Tetrahydrofolate is required as a coenzyme for the synthesis of (A) UMP (B) CMP (C) TMP (D) All of these
Description : Amethopterin and aminopterin decrease the synthesis of (A) TMP (B) UMP (C) CMP (D) All of these
Last Answer : Answer : A
Description : The first pyrimidine nucleotide to be formed in de novo synthesis pathway is (A) UMP (B) CMP (C) CTP (D) TMP
Description : Inosine monophophate is an intermediate during the de novo synthesis of (A) AMP and GMP (B) CMP and UMP (C) CMP and TMP (D) All of these
Description : The first true pyrimidine ribonucleotide synthesized is (A) UMP (B) UDP (C) TMP (D) CTP
Description : A purine nucleotide is (A) AMP (B) UMP (C) CMP (D) TMP
Description : Both folic acid and methyl cobalamin (vitamin B12) are required in (A) Deamination of serine (B) Deamination of threonine (C) Conversion of pyridoxal phosphate to pyridoxamine phosphate (D) Methylation of homocystein to methionine
Last Answer : Answer : D
Description : UTP is converted to CTP by (A) Methylation (B) Isomerisation (C) Amination (D) Reduction
Description : Biotin is involved in which of the following types of reactions? (A) Hydroxylation (B) Carboxylation (C) Decarboxylation (D) Deamination
Description : Histamine is formed from histidine by (A) Deamination (B) Dehydrogenation (C) Decarboxylation (D) Carboxylation
Description : Epinephrine is derived from norepinephrine by (A) Decarboxylation (B) Hydroxylation (C) Oxidation (D) N-methylation
Description : The sequential steps in the conversion of tyrosine to epinephrine are (A) Ring hydroxylation-decarboxylation-side chain hydroxylation-N-methylation (B) Side chain hydroxylation-decarboxylation- ... chain hydroxylation-N-methylation (D) N-methylation-decarboxylation-ring and side chain hydroxylation
Description : Biluveridin is converted to bilirubin by the process of (A) Oxidation (B) Reduction (C) Conjugation (D) Decarboxylation
Description : The primary action by which entacapone and tolcapone enhance the therapeutic effect of levodopa-carbidopa in parkinsonism is: A. Inhibition of levodopa methylation in the liver B. Inhibition of ... of dopamine in the brain D. Facilitation of active transport of levodopa across brain capillaries
Last Answer : A. Inhibition of levodopa methylation in the liver
Description : Newly synthesized tRNA undergoes posttranscriptional modifications which include all the following except (A) Reduction in size (B) Methylation of some bases (C) Formation of pseudouridine (D) Addition of C-C-A terminus at 5’ end
Description : Incorporation of atmospheric N2to NH4 + occurs via the process of A.assimilatory nitrate reduction B.transamination C.deamination D.nitrogen fixation
Last Answer : D.nitrogen fixation
Description : Study the pathway given below. Atmospheric CO2 mesophyll cell Bundle sheath cell Plasma- desmata Plasma membrane Cell wall HCO Phosphoenol- 3 - pyruvate Cell wall C acid ... b) Fixation Transamination Regeneration (c) Fixation Decarboxylation Regeneration (d) Carboxylation Decarboxylation Reduction
Last Answer : (c) Fixation Decarboxylation Regeneration
Description : Myeloma cells are lacking in (A) TMP synthetase (B) Formyl transferase (C) HGPRT (D) All of these
Description : Aspartate transcarbamoylase is inhibited by (A) CTP (B) PRPP (C) ATP (D) TMP
Description : Cytosolic carbamoyl phosphate synthetase is inhibited by (A) UTP (B) CTP (C) PRPP (D) TMP
Description : For the synthesis of TMP from dump, a coenzyme is required which is (A) N10- Formyl tetrahydrofolate (B) N5- Methyl tetrahydrofolate (C) N5, N10- Methylene tetrahydrofolate (D) N5- Formimino tetrahydrofolate
Description : Xanthosine monophosphate is an intermediate during de novo synthesis of (A) TMP (B) CMP (C) AMP (D) GMP
Description : Phosphofructokinase key enzyme in glycolysis is inhibited by (A) Citrate and ATP (B) AMP (C) ADP (D) TMP
Description : Pyridoxal phosphate is central to (A) Deamination (B) Amidation (C) Carboxylation (D) Transamination
Description : Deamination is ______ of amino group. (A) Removal (B) Addition (C) Supplementation (D) None of these
Description : Free ammonia is released during (A) Oxidative deamination of glutamate (B) Catabolism of purines (C) Catabolism of pyrimidines (D) All of these
Description : The amino acid that undergoes oxidative deamination at significant rate is (A) Alanine (B) Aspartate (C) Glutamate (D) Glutamine
Description : The main sites for oxidative deamination are (A) Liver and kidney (B) Skin and pancreas (C) Intestine and mammary gland (D) Lung and spleen
Description : One of the main functions of Vitamin K is the cofactor for (A) Carboxylase for the formation of γ--carboxy glutamate (B) Methylation by S-adenosyl methionine (C) Carboxylation by biotin (D) One carbon transfer by tetra hydrofolate
Description : One of the main functions of Vitamin K is cofactor for (A) Carboxylate for the formation of γ carboxyglutamate (B) Methylation of δ-adenosyl methionine (C) Carboxylation of biotin (D) One carbon transfer by tetrahydrofolate
Description : In mammals other than higher primates uric acid is converted by (A) Oxidation to allantoin (B) Reduction to ammonia (C) Hydrolysis to ammonia (D) Hydrolysis to allantoin
Description : HMG-CoA is converted to mevalonate by reduction catalysed by (A) HMG-CoA synthetase (B) HMG-CoA reductase (C) Mevalonate kinase (D) Thiolase
Description : Which of the following amino acids produce a vasoconstrictor on decarboxylation? (A) Histidine (B) Tyrosine (C) Threonine (D) Arginine
Description : Malic enzyme convers malic acid, in the presence of NADP+ to Pyruvic acid. This reaction is a/an (A) Decarboxylation (B) Decarboxylation and Dehydrogenation (C) Dehydrogenation (D) Oxidation
Description : Decarboxylation of α-keto acids requires (A) Thiamine pyrophosphate, FAD, NAD+ (B) Flavin mononucleotide (C) NADP+ (D) NAD+ only
Description : The decarboxylation reaction in HMP shunt is catalysed by (A) Gluconolactone hydrolase (B) 6-Phosphogluconate dehydrogenase (C) 6-Phosphogluconate decarboxylase (D) Transaldolase
Description : Pantothenic acid is a constituent of coenzyme involved in (A) Acetylation (B) Decarboxylation (C) Dehydrogenation (D) Oxidation
Description : Thiamin diphosphate is required for oxidative decarboxylation of (A) α-Keto acids (B) α-Amino acids (C) Fatty acids (D) All of these
Description : A cofactor required in oxidative decarboxylation of pyruvate is (A) Lipoate (B) Pantothenic acid (C) Biotin (D) Para aminobenzoic acid
Description : Pantothenic acid is a constituent of the coenzyme involved in (A) Decarboxylation (B) Dehydrogenation (C) Acetylation (D) Oxidation
Description : Vitamin B1 coenzyme (TPP) is involved in (A) Oxidative decarboxylation (B) Hydroxylation (C) Transamination (D) Carboxylation
Description : NADPH required for fatty acid synthesis can come from (A) Hexose monophosphate shunt (B) Oxidative decarboxylation of malate (C) Extramitochondrial oxidation of isocitrate (D) All of these
Description : Which co-enzyme is not involved in oxidative decarboxylation of pyruvic acid? (A) TPP (B) Mg++ (C) Biotin (D) CoA-SH
Description : Which of the amino acid produces a vasodilator on decarboxylation? (A) Glutamin acid (B) Histidine (C) Ornithine (D) Cysteine
Description : Formation of melanin from tyrosine requires the action of (A) Dopa decarboxylation (B) Diamine oxidase (C) Peroxidase (D) Tyrosinase
Description : The rate limiting step in the biosynthesis of catecholamines is (A) Decarboxylation of dihydroxyphenylalanine (B) Hydroxylation of phenylalanine (C) Hydroxylation of tyrosine (D) Oxidation of dopamine
Description : A vasodilating compound is produced by the decarboxylation of the amino acid: (A) Arginine (B) Aspartic acid (C) Glutamine (D) Histidine