Description : What are non-essential amino acids? -Biology
Last Answer : answer:
Description : Increased serum alanine during fasting is due to (A) Breakdown of muscle proteins (B) Decreased utilization of non essential amino acids (C) Leakage of aminoacids to plasma (D) Impaired renal function
Last Answer : Answer : A
Description : Non essential amino acids (A) Are not components of tissue proteins (B) May be synthesized in the body from essential amino acids (C) Have no role in the metabolism (D) May be synthesized in the body in diseased states
Last Answer : Answer : B
Description : Fist is a first class protein as it Contains - (1) essential amino acids (2) non-essential amino acids (3) all essential fatty acids (4) no amino acid
Last Answer : (1) essential amino-acids Explanation: Animal proteins derived from meat and fish are called first class proteins. A first-class protein is one which contains all 8 essential amino acids (which ... the body). They are also called complete proteins. Plant proteins are called second class proteins.
Description : Are non-essential amino acids necessary for the body?
Last Answer : They are also necessary for protein synthesis, but they can be synthesized by the body and need not be essentially present in the diet
Last Answer : (B) May be synthesized in the body from essential amino acids
Description : Fist is a first class protein as it contains (1) essential amino-acids (2) non-essential amino acids (3) all essential fatty acids (4) no amino acid
Last Answer : essential amino-acids
Description : Which characteristic makes nine amino acids “essential”?
Last Answer : the body cannot make them
Description : How many of the 20 amino acids are called essential amino acids ?
Last Answer : Out of 20 amino acids, 6 acids are called essential amino acids.
Description : Amino acid residues which are essential for the biological activity of PTH are (A) N-terminal 34 amino acids (B) N-terminal 50 amino acids (C) C-terminal 34 amino acids (D) C-terminal 50 amino acids
Description : The essential amino acids (A) must be supplied in the diet because the organism has lost the capacity to aminate the corresponding ketoacids (B) must be supplied in the diet because the ... amino acids which cannot be synthesized by the organism at a rate adequate to meet metabolic requirements
Description : The number of nutritionally essential amino acids for man is (A) 6 (B) 8 (C) 10 (D) 12
Description : Phrynoderma is a deficiency of (A) Essential fatty acids(B) Proteins (C) Amino acids (D) None of these
Description : The essential amino acids (A) Must be supplied in the diet because the organism has lost the capacity to aminate the corresponding ketoacids (B) Must be supplied in the diet because the ... amino acids which cannot be synthesized by the organism at a rate adequate to meet metabolic requirements
Description : Marasmus occurs from deficient intake of (A) Essential amino acids (B) Essential fatty acids (C) Calories (D) Zinc
Last Answer : Answer : C
Description : Egg is poor in (A) Essential amino acids (B) Carbohydrates (C) Avidin (D) Biotin
Description : Milk is a good source of all of the following except (A) Essential amino acids (B) Vitamin C (C) Galactose (D) Calcium and phosphorous
Description : Total no. of essential amino acids are
Last Answer : Ans. 10
Description : Altering the amino acid profile in total parenteral nutrition solutions can be of benefit in certain conditions. Which of the following conditions are associated with a benefit by supplementation with the ... c. Short gut syndrome and glutamine d. Chronic renal failure and essential amino acids
Last Answer : Answer: a, c In a number of conditions, altering the amino acid profile of the total parenteral nutrition solution can be of benefit. TPN with amino acids of high biologic value ... Glutamine-enriched TPN partially attenuates villous atrophy and may be useful in treatment of short gut syndrome
Description : Essential amino acids have been advocated as standard therapy for renal failure. Which of the following statements are true? A. Increased survival from acute renal failure has been reported ... BUN and creatinine to the same degree as solutions containing excessive nonessential amino acids.
Last Answer : Answer: BC DISCUSSION: Essential amino acids and hypertonic dextrose, as opposed to hypertonic dextrose alone, was reported by Abel and co-workers to be associated with a decreased mortality rate ... renal failure have not been carried out in sufficient numbers to yield answers to this question
Description : Animal protein is called first class protein because it is - (1) easily digestible (2) delicious in taste (3) cheaper in the market (4) rich in essential amino acids
Last Answer : (4) rich in essential amino acids Explanation: Proteins from animals are called 'first class' proteins - they provide all the essential amino acids, including those that the body can't make. Proteins from plants are 'second class' proteins.
Description : Name the semi-essential amino acids.
Last Answer : Histidine and arginine.
Description : Name any three essential amino acids.
Last Answer : Isoleucine, leucine, threonine.
Description : How many amino acids are essential?
Last Answer : Eight amino acids are essential; two are semi-es- sential and the rest 10 are non-essential.
Description : What are essential amino acids?
Last Answer : They cannot be synthesized in the body; and so, they are to be provided in the diet.
Description : In the genetic code dictionary, how many codons are used to code for all the 20 essential amino acids? (a) 20 (b) 64 (c) 61 (d) 60
Last Answer : b) 64
Description : n the genetic code dictionary, how many codons are used to code for all the 20 essential amino acids? (a) 20 (b) 64 (c) 61 (d) 60
Last Answer : c) 61
Description : ___ amino acids are commonly found in milk proteins, including the essential amino acids. a) 7 b) 12 c) 14 d) 19
Last Answer : d) 19
Description : Animal protein is called first class protein because it is (1) easily digestible (2) delicious in taste (3) cheaper in the market (4) rich in essential amino acids
Last Answer : rich in essential amino acids
Description : A non essential amino acid is not (A) Absorbed in the intestines (B) Required in the diet (C) Incorporated into the protein (D) Metabolized by the body
Description : All of the following statements about aspartate are true except (A) It is non-essential amino acid (B) It is a dicarboxylic amino acid (C) It can be synthesized from pyruvate and glutamate (D) It can be converted into asparagine
Description : Unsaturated fatty acids is known as (A) Non-essential fatty acids (B) Essential fatty acids (C) Cerebrosides (D) Phospholipids
Description : What level of protein structure is affected by substituting charged amino acids with non polar ones?
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Description : Genetic code is said to be degenerate because (A) It can undergo mutations (B) A large proportion of DNA is non-coding (C) One codon can code for more than one amino acids (D) More than one codons can code for the same amino acids
Last Answer : Answer : D
Description : Introns in genes (A) Encode the amino acids which are removed during post-translational modification (B) Encode signal sequences which are removed before secretion of the proteins (C) Are the non-coding sequences which are not translated (D) Are the sequences that intervene between two genes
Description : Non-Protein amino acids are (A) Ornithine (B) β-alanine (C) γ-amino butyric acid (D) All of these
Description : Which statement is NOT true about non-steroid (peptide) hormones? A) They are derived from peptides, proteins, polypeptides, and derivatives of amino acids. B) They bind to receptors on the cell surface. ... They create an enzyme cascade effect. E) They enter the cell in order to have an effect.
Last Answer : E) They enter the cell in order to have an effect.
Description : Which statement about hormone types is correct? A) Non-steroid hormones activate an enzyme cascade. B) Steroid hormones regulate the production of a particular protein. C) Non-steroid hormones are ... all have four carbon rings with different side chains. E) All of the choices are correct.
Last Answer : E) All of the choices are correct.
Description : The xylem in plants are responsible for (i) transport of water (ii) transport of food (iii) transport of amino acids (iv) transport of oxygen -Biology
Last Answer : The xylem in the plants is responsible for - i) transport of water. The Xylem vessel is a transport tissue present in vascular plants. The main function of xylem is to transport water from the roots to the shoots and leaves, but it also transports nutrient from one place to another.
Description : Name the amino acids in which sulphur is present. -Biology
Description : What is the peptide bond that connects amino acids in proteins? -Biology
Description : What is lost from amino acids in the formation of a peptide bond? -Biology
Description : What two elements are connected in a peptide bond of 2 amino acids? -Biology
Description : Write a note on amino acids. -Biology
Description : What bond links amino acids together? -Biology
Description : Which among the following is a nutritionally essential amino acid for man? (A) Alanine (B) Glycine (C) Tyrosine (D) Isoleucine
Description : Which among the following is an essential amino acid for man? (A) Alanine (B) Serine (C) Valine (D) Glutamic acid
Description : An essential amino acid in man is (A) Proline (B) Threonine (C) Asparagine (D) Tyrosine
Description : Which one of the following is an essential amino acid? (A) Arginine (B) Tyrosine (C) Phenylalanine (D) Proline
Description : Which among the following is an essential amino acid? (A) Cysteine (B) Leucine (C) Tyrosine (D) Aspartic acid