Description : The first amino acid incorporated in a polypeptide in a ribosome of a bacterium is (A) N formyl methionine (B) Methionine (C) Alamine (D) Glycine
Last Answer : Answer : A
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
Last Answer : Answer : B
Description : All followings are ketogenic aminoacids except (A) Leucine (B) Isoleucine (C) Phenyl alanine (D) Glycine
Last Answer : Answer : D
Description : In glutathione (a tripeptide) is present apart from Glutamic acid and cysteine: (A) Serine (B) Glycine (C) Leucine (D) Phenyl alanine
Description : The amino acids involved in the synthesis of creatin are (A) Arginine, glycine, active methionine (B) Arginine, alanine, glycine (C) Glycine, lysine, methionine (D) Arginine, lysine, methionine
Description : The amino acid from which synthesis of the protein of hair keratin takes place is (A) Alanine (B) Methionine (C) Proline (D) Hydroxyproline
Description : An amino acid having a hydrophilic side chain is (A) Alanine (B) Proline (C) Methionine (D) Serine
Description : The codon for phenyl Alanine is (A) AAA (B) CCC (C) GGG (D) UUU
Description : Side chains of all following amino acids contain aromatic rings except (A) Phenyl alanine (B) Alanine (C) Tyrosine (D) Tryptophan
Description : The amino acid which synthesizes many hormones: (A) Valine (B) Phenyl alanine (C) Alanine (D) Histidine
Description : Is phenyl alanine an essential amino acid?
Last Answer : Yes.
Description : Methylcobalamin is required for formation of (A) Serin from glycine (B) Glycine from serine (C) Methionine from homocysteine (D) All of these
Last Answer : Answer : C
Description : Carnitine is synthesized from (A) Lysine and methionine (B) Glycine and arginine (C) Aspartate and glutamate (D) Proline and hydroxyproline
Description : The amino acids required for creatine formation: (A) Glycine (B) Arginine (C) Methionine (D) All of these
Description : The only known physiological methylating agents in the animal organism are (A) Choline and betaine (B) Choline and δ-adenosyl methionine (C) Betaine and δ-adenyosyl methionine (D) Dimehtyl glycine and betaine
Description : In mammalian tissues serine can be a biosynthetic precursor of (A) Methionine (B) Glycine (C) Tryptophan (D) Phenylalanine
Description : Sulphur is made available to the body by the amino acids: (A) Cystine and methionine (B) Taurine and alanine (C) Proline and hydroxyproline (D) Arginine and lysine MINERAL METABOLISM 191
Description : Sulphydryl group of coenzyme a is contributed by (A) β-Alanine (B) β-Aminoisobutyric acid (C) Methionine (D) Thioethanolamine
Description : Chymotrypsin in the small intestine hydrolyzes peptide linkages containing (A) Alanine (B) Pheynl alanine (C) Valine (D) Methionine
Description : An amino acid not containing the usual— COOH group is (A) Alanine (B) Tryptophan (C) Methionine (D) Taurine
Description : mRNA ready for protein synthesis has the poly _______ toil. (A) G (B) A (C) U (D) C
Description : The major source of NH3 produced by the kidney is (A) Leucine (B) Glycine (C) Alanine (D) Glutamine
Description : Pyrimidine and purine nucleoside biosynthesis share a common precursor: (A) PRPP (B) Glycine (C) Fumarate (D) Alanine
Description : In purine nucleus nitrogen atom at 1 position is derived from (A) Aspartate (B) Glutamate (C) Glycine (D) Alanine
Description : In purine biosynthesis carbon atoms at 4 and 5 position and N at 7 position are contributed by (A) Glycine (B) Glutamine (C) Alanine (D) Threonine
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 : 2-Amino 3-OH propanoic acid is (A) Glycine (B) Alanine (C) Valine (D) Serine
Description : The amino acid which is not optically active is (A) Alanine (B) Glycine (C) Glutamine (D) Lysine
Description : This amino acid cannot have optical isomers: (A) Alanine (B) Histidine (C) Threonine (D) Glycine
Description : Which among the following is a nutritionally essential amino acid for man ? (A) Alanine (B) Glycine (C) Tyrosine (D) Tryptophan
Description : The basic amino acids are (A) Lysine (B) Bile acids (C) Glycine (D) Alanine
Description : The amino acid which detoxicated benzoic acid to form hippuric acid is (A) Glycine (B) Alanine (C) Serine (D) Glutamic acid
Description : Small amount of urinary oxalates is contributed by the amino acid: (A) Glycine (B) Tyrosine (C) Alanine (D) Serine
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.
Description : 10. A person affected with phenyl ketonuria ,lack an enzyme that converts the amino acid Phenyl alanine into a) Valine b) Proline c) Tyrosine d) Methionine
Last Answer : 10.c) Tyrosine
Last Answer : Dihydroxy phenyl alanine
Description : The precursor of ethylene is (A)Histidine (B) Glycine (C)Tryptophane (D) Methionine
Last Answer : (D) Methionine
Description : Sulphur containing amino acid (A)Lysine (B) Methionine (C)Glutamine (D) Glycine
Last Answer : (B) Methionine
Description : The metabolic reaction requiring vitamin B12 but not folate is: A. Conversion of malonic acid to succinic acid B. Conversion of homocysteine to methionine C. Conversion of serine to glycine D. Thymidylate synthesis
Last Answer : A. Conversion of malonic acid to succinic acid
Description : Which one of the following pairs of codons is correctly matched with their function or the signal for the particular amino acid? (a) AUG, ACG - Start/methionine (b) UUA, UCA - Leucine (c) GUU, GCU - Alanine (d) UAG, UGA - Stop
Last Answer : (b) UUA, UCA - Leucine
Last Answer : (d) UAG, UGA - Stop
Description : AUG codes for a. Methionine b. Cytosine c. Leucine d. Alanine
Last Answer : a. Methionine
Description : LCAT is (A) Lactose choline alamine transferse (B) Lecithin cholesterol acyl transferase (C) Lecithin carnitine acyl transferase (D) Lanoleate carbamoyl acyl transferase
Description : Which of the following amino acids was not found to be synthesised in Miller’s experiment? (a) Alanine (b) Glycine (c) Aspartic acid (d) Glutamic acid (
Last Answer : (d) Glutamic acid