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The amino acid that does not participate in transamination
Biochemistry Pharmacist Competitive Exams
Q. The amino acid that does not participate in transamination
Ans → Lysine
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Q. The coenzyme that participates in transamination reactions is
Ans → Pyridoxal phosphate
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Q. The most important enzyme involved in oxidative deamination is
Ans → Glutamate dehydrogenase
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Q. N-Acetylglutamate is required for the activation of the enzyme
Ans → Carbamoyl phosphate synthase I
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Q. The cofactor required for the conversion of phenylalanine to tyrosine is
Ans → Tetrahydrobiopterin
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Q. The disease in which very high amount of tryptophan (nearly 60%) is converted to serotonin is
Ans → Malignant carcinoid syndrome
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Q. The mammalian enzyme with the shortest half-life (about 10 minutes) is
Ans → Ornithine decarboxylase
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Q. The amino acid required for the formation of glutathione
Ans → Glycine, Cysteine, Glutamate
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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. Glycoprotein expressed on the surface of all nucleated cells and involved in the presentation of normal “self” antigens and foreign antigens from intracellular pathogens
Ans → MHC I molecule
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Q. An organism that requires oxygen at levels lower than atmospheric concentration
Ans → microaerophile
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Q. The mammalian enzyme with the shortest half-life (about 10 minutes) is
Ans → Ornithine decarboxylase
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Q. Artificial spherical lipid bilayer droplet formed mainly from phospholipids having a core of water phase, small enough to form a relatively stable dispersion in aqueous media and with potential use in drug delivery.
Ans → liposome
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Q. When a mix of liquids is separated by heating it up because one liquid boils at a different temperature than the other.
Ans → distillation
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Q. Under physiological condition, the DNA structure is predominantly in the form
Ans → β-Form
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Q. Solid preparation that on contact with water breaks apart by the effect of gas evolution, resulting commonly from the reaction of hydrogen carbonate with citric or tartaric acid, in order to facilitate dissolution or dispersion of the active ingredient before ingestion.
Ans → effervescent tablet
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Q. White blood cells of various types, including granulocytes, lymphocytes, and monocytes
Ans → leukocytes
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Q. Time required to achieve the minimum effective plasma concentration following administration of the dosage form.
Ans → onset of drug action
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Q. Name the prokaryotic cell cytoplasmic structures for storing specific nutrients and other resources needed by cells
Ans → inclusions
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Q. The copper containing protein involved for the conversion of ferrous iron (Fe2+) to ferric iron (Fe3+) in the plasma
Ans → Ceruloplasmin
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Q. Name the type of kidney infection involving the glomeruli of the nephrons
Ans → glomerulonephritis
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Q. It occurs when a hydrogen atom has an electromagnetic attractive interaction with an electronegative atom.
Ans → Hydrogen Bonding
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Q. The the sequencing of genomic fragments from microbial communities, allowing researchers to study genes from a collection of multiple species
Ans → metagenomics
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Q. Name the longest identical peptide chains in antibody molecules (two per antibody monomer) that composed of variable and constant region segments
Ans → heavy chains
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Q. The most commonly employed technique for separation of plasma proteins
Ans → Electrophoresis
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Q. The component of electron transport chain which can directly react with molecular oxygen
Ans → Cytochrome oxidase (cyt a + a3)
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Q. A compound possessing hydrophobic and hydrophilic groups in its structure is known as
Ans → Ampipathic
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Q. Name the enzyme that unwinds DNA by breaking the hydrogen bonds between the nitrogenous base pairs, using ATP
Ans → helicase
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Q. Powder formulation in which individual doses of a powdered dosage form are separately wrapped
Ans → divided powder
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Q. The glycosidic bonds at the branching points in the structure of starch are
Ans → 1,6- glycosidic bond
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Q. A graph of the energy of a reaction against the progress of the reaction.
Ans → energy diagram
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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. Bonds forms between the hydroxyl groups of two sugar molecules
Ans → glycosidic bond
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Q. A glycoprotein expressed only on the surface of antigen-presenting cells and involved in the presentation of foreign antigens from pathogens ingested by phagocytosis
Ans → MHC II molecule
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Q. substance(s) is(are) involved in the regulation of plasma calcium level
Ans → Calcitriol , Parathyroid hormone, Calcitonin
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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 relation between the change of free energy (G), enthalpy (H) and entropy (S) is expressed by the equation
Ans → ΔG = ΔH – TΔS (T = Absolute temperature)
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Q. Synthesis of 2, 3-bisphosphoglycerate occurs in the tissue namely.
Ans → Erythrocytes
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Q. Which are the organic substances relatively insoluble in water, soluble in organic solvents (alcohol, ether).
Ans → Lipids
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Q. The amino acid that contributes to the synthesis of more than half of the pyrimidine ring
Ans → Aspartate
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