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A non-protein amino acid
Biochemistry Pharmacist Competitive Exams
Q. A non-protein amino acid
Ans → Histamine
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This question is taken from the test/quiz post: Biochemistry Important One Liners Questions On Proteins and amino acids - attemp/practice
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Q. The amino acid that is completely destroyed by acid hydrolysis of protein
Ans → Tryptophan
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Q. The phenomenon of disorganization of native protein structure is known as
Ans → Denaturation
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Q. The bonds in protein structure that are not broken on denaturation.
Ans → Peptide bonds
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Q. Sequenator is an automatic machine to determine amino acid sequence in a polypeptide chain. The reagent used in sequenator is
Ans → Edman’s reagent
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Q. A Formulated preparation of molecules/drugs that are rarely if ever suitable for administration to patients without additives.
Ans → dosage form
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Q. The base pair G-C is more stable and stronger than A-T due to
Ans → 3 Hydrogen bonds
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Q. The ‘burning feet syndrome’ in man is associated with the deficiency of
Ans → Pantothenic acid
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Q. The amino acid required for the formation of glutathione
Ans → Glycine, Cysteine, Glutamate
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Q. A substance that cannot be divded chemically into component substances.
Ans → element
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Q. The intermediate of citric acid cycle that is involved in heme synthesis
Ans → Succinyl CoA
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Q. Name the antiviral drug that blocks the fusion of HIV receptors to the coreceptors required for virus entry into the cell
Ans → fusion inhibitor
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Q. Name the molecule that is too small to be antigenic alone but becomes antigenic when conjugated to a larger protein molecule
Ans → hapten
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Q. Synthesis of 2, 3-bisphosphoglycerate occurs in the tissue namely.
Ans → Erythrocytes
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Q. A Substance that absorbs sufficient moisture from the atmosphere to dissolve itself.
Ans → deliquescent
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Q. Inflammation of the conjunctiva in newborns caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae transmitted during childbirth
Ans → ophthalmia neonatorum
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Q. Repair of the sugar-phosphate backbone of the DNA, making the DNA molecule continuous
Ans → ligation
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Q. Molecules that exist only during a chemical reaction; not before or after the reaction.
Ans → intermediate
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Q. electron systems in which bonding electrons are not localised between two atoms as for a single bond but are spread (delocalized) over the whole group.
Ans → delocalization
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Q. Specific case of drug embedding in insoluble excipients (typically in a polymer) in order to achieve extended release.
Ans → matrix formulation
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Q. The sideways projection of a carbon-carbon single bond and the attached substituents.
Ans → sawhorse projection
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Q. Destruction or removal of microorganisms in or about an object, e.g., by steam, chemical agents (alcohol, phenol, ethylene oxide gas), high-velocity electron bombardment, gamma or ultraviolet light radiation or filtration.
Ans → sterilization
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Q. The nitrogen atoms in the purine ring are obtained from
Ans → Glycine , Glutamine , Aspartate
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Q. The phospholipid that prevents the adherence of inner surfaces of lungs
Ans → Dipalmitoyl lecithin
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Q. Potentially damaging immune response against an antigen is called
Ans → hypersensitivity
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Q. The intermediate of citric acid cycle that is involved in heme synthesis
Ans → Succinyl CoA
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Q. The space between the cell wall and the plasma membrane, primarily in gram-negative bacteria
Ans → periplasmic space
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Q. The time it takes for a decaying radioactive substance to be reduced by half.
Ans → half–life
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Q. The difference between plasma and serum is the presence or absence of
Ans → Fibrinogen
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Q. A chemical in a reaction that is used up before other ingredients in the reaction, thus limiting how much of the resulting substance can be produced.
Ans → limiting reagent
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Q. Process that differentiates or separates solid particles according to their size using a meshed or perfo- rated device.
Ans → sieving
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Q. Name the enzyme produced by pathogens that degrades hyaluronic acid between adjacent cells in connective tissue
Ans → hyaluronidase
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