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Structure of protein complexes formed by the combination of several separate polypeptides or subunits
Microbiology Pharmacist Competitive Exams
Q. Structure of protein complexes formed by the combination of several separate polypeptides or subunits
Ans → quaternary structure
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Ans → otitis externa
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Q. A compound released from a natural killer cell that creates pores in the target cell through which other toxins (particularly granzymes) can gain access to the cytoplasm
Ans → perforin
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Q. Test in which antigen and antisera are added to neighboring wells in an agar gel, allowing visualization of precipitin arcs
Ans → Ouchterlony assay
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Q. Fourth stage of disease, during which the number of pathogens present in the host decreases, along with signs and symptoms of disease
Ans → period of decline
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Q. The chemical reaction that removes electrons (often as part of H atoms) from donor molecules, leaving them oxidized
Ans → oxidation reaction
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Q. The third stage of acute disease, during which the number of pathogens present in the host is greatest and the signs and symptoms of disease are most severe
Ans → period of illness
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Ans → oxidative phosphorylation
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Q. A highly infectious zoonotic disease caused by Coxiella burnetii that farmers can contract from their animals by inhalation
Ans → Q fever
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Q. The inflammation of the gums that is more severe than gingivitis, spreading deeper into the tissues
Ans → periodontitis
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Q. The isolation of an individual for the purpose of preventing the spread of disease
Ans → quarantine
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Ans → peripheral nervous system
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Ans → quaternary structure
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Ans → peripheral tolerance
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Ans → quinolines
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Ans → peripheral nervous system
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Ans → biological product
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Q. Usually small, flat, and soft tablets, which are designed to be placed under the tongue to allow direct absorption of the active ingredient through the mucosa for systemic effect.
Ans → sublingual tablets
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Q. The stage of transcription during which RNA polymerase binds to a promoter and transcription begins
Ans → initiation of transcription
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Q. Name the organism that depends on high concentrations of salt in the environment to grow
Ans → halophile
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Q. The lipids that are not the structural components of biological membranes
Ans → Triacylglycerols
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Q. A partial agonist is an agonist that produces a maximal response that is less than the maximal response produced by another agonist acting at the same receptors on the same tissue.
Ans → Partial Agonist
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Q. The process of separation of a racemate into its two enantiomers by means of some chiral agency.
Ans → resolution
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Q. Name the molecule that slides between the stacked nitrogenous bases of the DNA double helix, potentially resulting in a frameshift mutation
Ans → intercalating agent
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Q. A term applied an object or molecule that does not possess symmetry.
Ans → asymmetry
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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. In recent years, a non-protein compound has been identified to bring about catalysis in biological system. The name of the compound is
Ans → RNA
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Q. A polymer assembled from of individual units, monomers, that bind together like building blocks
Ans → macromolecule
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Ans → meningoencephalitis
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Q. Powder particles, which have been aggregated to form larger irregular particles, usually of 0.5–2 mm diameter.
Ans → granules
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Q. The granulocytes similar in origin and function to basophils, but residing in tissues
Ans → mast cells
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Ans → Stereoisomer
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Ans → ophthalmia neonatorum
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Ans → holozoic
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Ans → Thiamine, riboflavin, lipoic acid, niacin, pantothenic acid,
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Ans → lincomycin
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Ans → Lactase (β-galactosidase)
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Q. Name adaptive immunity mediated by antibodies produced by B cells
Ans → humoral immunity
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Ans → membrane-disrupting toxin
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Ans → spectrophotometer
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Q. When a reaction provides the agents for a subsequent reaction.
Ans → chain reaction
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Ans → Creatine phosphokinase (CPK)
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Q. The difference between plasma and serum is the presence or absence of
Ans → Fibrinogen
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Ans → stability constant
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Q. A functional group consisting of an internal carbonyl group (C=O) bonded to two other carbon atoms
Ans → Ketones
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Q. For a substance, the time required for the amount of a drug or a substance in a biological system to be reduced to one-half of its value by biological processes when the rate of removal is approximately exponential.
Ans → biological half life
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Q. Tablet, which does not contain a disintegrant and which is sucked to dissolve in the mouth to produce either a local (e.g., antiseptic) or systemic (e.g., vitamins) effect.
Ans → lozenge
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Q. Name the term that refers to a nonpolar molecule or portion of a molecule not capable of strong attraction to water molecules
Ans → hydrophobic
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