Description : Which of the following contributes nitrogen atoms to both purine and pyrimidine rings? (A) Aspartate (B) Carbamoyl phosphate (C) CO2 (D) Glutamine
Last Answer : Answer : A
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
Last Answer : Answer : D
Description : Aspartate contributes the following carbon atoms of the pyrimidine nucelus: (A) C2 and C4 (B) C5 and C6 (C) C2, C4 and C6 (D) C4, C5 and C6
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
Last Answer : Answer : B
Description : The nitrogen atoms of pyrimidine nucleus are provided by (A) Glutamate (B) Glutamate and aspartate (C) Glutamine (D) Glutamine and aspartate
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 : De novo synthesis of pyrimidine nucleotides is regulated by (A) Carbamoyl phosphate synthetase (B) Aspartate transcarbamoylase (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) None of these
Description : A nucleotide is formed of (a) purine, pyrimidine and phosphate (b) purine, sugar and phosphate (c) nitrogen base, sugar and phosphate (d) pyrimidine, sugar and phosphate
Last Answer : (c) nitrogen base, sugar and phosphate
Description : All the enzymes required for de novo synthesis of pyrimidine nucleotides are cytosolic except (A) Carbamoyl phosphate synthetase (B) Aspartate transcarbamoylase (C) Dihydro-orotase (D) Dihydro-orotate dehydrogenase
Description : An enzyme common to de novo synthesis of pyrimidine nucleotides and urea is (A) Urease (B) Carbamoyl phosphate synthetase (C) Aspartate transcarbamoylase (D) Argininosuccinase
Description : Pyrimidine biosynthesis begins with the formation from glutamine, ATP and CO2, of (A) Carbamoyl aspartate (B) Orotate (C) Carbamoyl phosphate (D) Dihydroorotate
Description : Vitamin B12 has a complex ring structure (corrin ring) consisting of four (A) Purine rings (B) Pyrimidine rings (C) Pyrrole rings (D) Pteridine rings
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 : Intestinal nucleosidases act on nucleosides and produce (A) Purine base only (B) Phosphate only (C) Sugar only (D) Purine or pyrimidine bases and sugars
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 : For de novo synthesis of purine nucleotides, aspartate provides (A) Nitrogen 1 (B) Nitrogen 3 (C) Nitrogen 7 (D) Nitrogen 9
Description : In purine nucleus nitrogen atom at 1 position is derived from (A) Aspartate (B) Glutamate (C) Glycine (D) Alanine
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 : Two nitrogen atoms of Urea in the urea cycle come from (A) NH3 (B) One from NH3 and one from aspartate (C) One from NH3 and one from glutamate (D) One from NH3 and one from alanine
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 : The carbon atom at position 2 of pyrimidine nucleus is contributed by (A) CO2 (B) Glycine (C) Aspartate (D) Glutamine
Description : The enzyme aspartate transcarbamoylase of pyrimidine biosynthesis is inhibited by (A) ATP (B) ADP (C) AMP (D) CTP
Description : An enzyme of pyrimidine nucleotide biosynthesis sensitive to allosteric regulation is (A) Aspartate transcarbamoylase (B) Dihydroorotase (C) Dihydroorotate dehydrogenase (D) Orotidylic acid decarboxylase
Description : 5-Phosphoribosyl-1-pyrophosphate is required for the synthesis of (A) Purine nucleotides (B) Pyrimidine nucleotides (C) Both (A) and (B) (D) None of these
Description : In the purine nucleus, carbon 6 is contributed by (A) Glycine (B) CO2 (C) Aspartate (D) Glutamine
Description : A coenzyme required for the synthesis of glycine from serine is (A) ATP (B) Pyridoxal phosphate (C) Tetrahydrofolate (D) NAD
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 : Which one of the following causes frame shift mutation? (A) Transition (B) Transversion (C) Deletion (D) Substitution of purine to pyrimidine
Description : In DNA, genetic information is located in (A) Purine bases (B) Pyrimidine bases (C) Purine and pyrimidine bases (D) sugar
Description : The structural stability of the double helix of DNA is as cribbed largely to (A) Hydrogen bonding between adjacent purine bases (B) Hydrophobic bonding between staked purine and ... Hydrogen bonding between adjacent pyrimidine bases (E) Hydrogen bonding between purine and pyrimidine bases
Description : The available PRPP is used preferentially for (A) De novo synthesis of purine nucleotides (B) De novo synthesis of pyrimidine nucleotides (C) Salvage of purine bases (D) Salvage of pyrimidine bases
Description : Ultraviolet light can damage a DNA strand causing (A) Two adjacent purine residue to form a covalently bounded dimer (B) Two adjacent pyrimidine residues to form covalently bonded dimer (C) Disruption of phosphodiesterase linkage (D) Disruption of non-covalent linkage
Description : Genetic code is (A) Collection of codon (B) Collection of amino acids (C) Collection of purine nucleotide (D) Collection of pyrimidine nucleotide
Description : Gout is a metabolic disorder of catabolism of (A) Pyrimidine (B) Purine (C) Alanine (D) Phenylalanine
Description : Pyrimidine and purine nucleoside biosynthesis share a common precursor: (A) PRPP (B) Glycine (C) Fumarate (D) Alanine
Description : In RNA molecule guanine content does not necessarily equal its cytosine content nor does its adenine content necessarily equal its uracil content since it is a (A) Single strand molecule ( ... stranded molecule (C) Double stranded helical molecule (D) Polymer of purine and pyrimidine ribonucleotides
Description : A nucleotide consists of (A) A nitrogenous base like choline (B) Purine + pyrimidine base + sugar + phosphorous (C) Purine or pyrimidine base + sugar (D) Purine or pyrimidine base + phosphorous
Description : A nucleoside consists of (A) Nitrogenous base (B) Purine or pyrimidine base + sugar (C) Purine or pyrimidine base + phosphorous (D) Purine + pyrimidine base + sugar + phosphorous
Description : All mammalian steroid hormones are formed from (A) Purine (B) Pyrimidine (C) Cholesterol (D) Pyrrole
Description : Thiamine is (A) Water-soluble vitamin (B) Fat soluble vitamin (C) Purine base (D) Pyrimidine base
Description : Thymine is (A) Water soluble vitamin (B) Fat soluble vitamin (C) Purine base (D) Pyrimidine base
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 : Cytosolic carbamoyl phosphate synthetase is activated by (A) Glutamine (B) PRPP (C) ATP (D) Aspartate
Description : Carbamoyl phosphate synthetase structure is marked by change in the presence of (A) N-Acetyl glutamate (B) N-Acetyl Aspartate (C) Neuraminic acid (D) Oxalate
Description : An enzyme which acts as allosteric regulator and sensitive to both phosphate concentration and to the purine nucleotides is (A) PRPP synthetase (B) PRPP glutamyl midotransferase (C) HGPR Tase (D) Formyl transferase
Description : Difference between purine and pyrimidine. -Biology
Last Answer : answer:
Description : Assertion: Uric acid is produced by the metabolism of purine and pyrimidine. Reason: Uric acid has high toxicity and is soluble in water.
Last Answer : Assertion: Uric acid is produced by the metabolism of purine and pyrimidine. Reason: Uric acid has ... D. If both Assertion and Reason are false
Description : True statements about the nucleic acid include: a. contains purine and pyrimidine which are bound together by covalent bonds b. there is always an equal concentration of purine and pyrimidine c. in RNA, ... d. introns is more common than exons on the DNA e. the histones mark the excision site
Last Answer : there is always an equal concentration of purine and pyrimidine