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The connecting link between HMP shunt and lipid synthesis is
Biochemistry Pharmacist Competitive Exams
Q. The connecting link between HMP shunt and lipid synthesis is
Ans → NADPH
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This question is taken from the test/quiz post: Biochemistry Important One Liners Questions On Metabolism of Carbohydrates - attemp/practice
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Q. Name the five vitamins required by pyruvate dehydrogenase or -ketoglutarate dehydrogenase complex
Ans → Thiamine, riboflavin, lipoic acid, niacin, pantothenic acid,
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Q. Muscle glycogen does not directly contribute to blood glucose due to absence of the enyme
Ans → Absence of glucose 6-phosphatase
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Q. Ascorbic acid is not synthesized in man due to lack of the enzyme
Ans → L-Gulonolactone oxidase
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Q. The compound implicated in the development of cataract in diabetic patients is
Ans → Sorbitol
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Q. Galactosemia is mostly due to the deficiency of the enzyme
Ans → Galactose 1-phosphate uridyltransferase
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Q. Substrate level phosphorylation in citric acid cycle is catalysed by the enzyme
Ans → Succinate thiokinase
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Q. The metabolic pathway concerned with the conversion of L-xylulose to D-xylulose is
Ans → Uronic acid pathway
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Q. The name of the protein that has been identified to serve as a primer for glycogen synthesis is
Ans → Glycogenin
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Q. The metabolite among the citric acid cycle intermediates performing a catalytic role
Ans → Oxaloacetate
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Q. Which enzymes in glycolysis catalyses an irreversible reaction
Ans → Pyruvate kinase , Phosphofructokinase, Hexokinase
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Q. Synthesis of 2, 3-bisphosphoglycerate occurs in the tissue namely.
Ans → Erythrocytes
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Q. Trypsin hydrolyses peptide bonds, the carbonyl group of which is contributed by the amino acids
Ans → Arginine and lysine
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Q. The metabolite among the citric acid cycle intermediates performing a catalytic role
Ans → Oxaloacetate
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Q. An agent able to produce positively charged hydrogen ions (H+). [Since the hydrogen ion is a bare proton, it usually exists in a solvated form (such as H3O+).]
Ans → acid
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Q. Which enzymes in glycolysis catalyses an irreversible reaction
Ans → Pyruvate kinase , Phosphofructokinase, Hexokinase
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Q. Name the class of antibacterials that inhibit cell wall synthesis by binding to peptidoglycan subunits and blocking their insertion into the cell wall backbone.
Ans → glycopeptides
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Q. Inflammation of the conjunctiva in newborns caused by Chlamydia trachomatis transmitted during childbirth is
Ans → inclusion conjunctivitis
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Q. A a term applied to an atom or molecule having one or more free valencies.
Ans → radical
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Q. The joint effect of two or more drugs such that the combined effect is less than the sum of the effects produced by each agent separately.
Ans → Antagonism
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Q. A a special objective lens on a microscope designed to be used with immersion oil to improve resolution
Ans → oil immersion lens
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Q. The amino acids are said to be ketogenic when the carbon skeleton is finally degraded to
Ans → Acetyl CoA
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Q. The scientist who observed that there exists a relationship between the contents of purines and pyrimidines in DNA structure
Ans → Erwin Chargaff
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Q. The lipoproteins synthesized in the intestinal mucosal cells from the absorbed lipids are
Ans → Chylomicrons
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Q. The fatty acid that is commonly found in the C2 of triacylglycerols is
Ans → Unsaturated fatty acid
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Q. Name the amino acid that directly participates in the synthesis of heme
Ans → Glycine
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Q. The process wherein orbitals of similar energies are combined to form a set of equivalent ‘hybrid’ orbital.
Ans → hybridization
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Q. When parts of the nucleus of atoms are forced together to create a new one.
Ans → nuclear fusion
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Q. When particles move to a lower area of concentration from a high area of concentration.
Ans → diffusion
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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. Some atoms can share two pairs of electrons to form a double bond (two covalent bonds).
Ans → double bond
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