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Biochemistry is the study of the chemical substances and vital processes occurring in live organisms. Biochemists focus heavily on the role, function, and structure of biomolecules. The study of the chemistry behind biological processes and the synthesis.

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Carbohydrates- Biomolecules : functions and classifications | Biochemistry

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6 Jul 2022   

Carbohydrates are the most abundant organic molecules in nature. They are primarily composed of the elements carbon, hydrogen and oxygen. The name...

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Lipids (Biomolecules): structure, classification and functions | Biochemistry

diksha bhatla  
7 Jul 2022   

Lipids (Greek: lipos–fat) are of great importance to the body as the chief concentrated storage form of energy, besides their role in cellular struc...

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Proteins And Amino Acids

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8 Jul 2022   

Proteins are the most abundant organic molecules of the living system. in every part of the cell and constitute about 50% of the cellular dry weight....

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Nucleic Acids And Nucleotides

diksha bhatla  
11 Jul 2022   

There are two types of nucleic acids namely deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and ribonucleic acid (RNA). ...

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Digestion And Absorption | Biochemistry 

diksha bhatla  
14 Jul 2022   

Food is the basic and essential requirement of man for his very existence. The food we eat consists of carbohydrates, proteins, lipids, vitamins a...

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Plasma Proteins | Biochemistry 

diksha bhatla  
15 Jul 2022   

The plasma is the liquid medium of blood (55-60%), in which the cell components— namely erythrocytes, leukocytes, and platelets—are sus...

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Hemoglobin And Porphyrins:  Biochemistry | Pharmacy Notes

diksha bhatla  
16 Jul 2022   

The structure, functions and abnormalities of haemoglobin, the synthesis and degradation of heme, the porphyrin containing compounds are discuss...

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Biological Oxidation - Biochemistry B Pharmacy

diksha bhatla  
18 Jul 2022   

For a better understanding of biological oxidation, it is worthwhile to have a basic knowledge of bioenergetics and the role of high-energy compo...

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Introduction To Metabolism : Anabolism, catabolism

diksha bhatla  
20 Jul 2022   

Hundreds of reactions simultaneously take place in a living cell, in a well-organized and integrated manner. The entire spectrum of chemical reac...

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Metabolism Of Amino Acids

diksha bhatla  
23 Jul 2022   

Proteins are the most abundant organic compounds and constitute a major part of the body's dry weight (10-12 kg in adults )....

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Integration Of Metabolism

diksha bhatla  
26 Jul 2022   

Metabolism is a continuous process, with thousands of reactions, simultaneously occurring in the living cell. ...

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Metabolism Of Nucleotides

diksha bhatla  
27 Jul 2022   

Nucleotides consist of a nitrogenous base, a ucleotides consist of a nitrogenous base, pentose and a phosphate. ...

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Vitamins : History, Nomenclature, synthesis, and Classification 

diksha bhatla  
13 Jul 2022   

Vitamins may be regarded as organic compounds required in the diet in small amounts to perform specific biological functions for normal maintenance of...

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Carbohydrates Metabolism

diksha bhatla  
21 Jul 2022   

Carbohydrates are the major source of energy Major pathways  for the living cells. As such, carbohydrates are the first cellular constituents, s...

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Biomolecules And The Cell

diksha bhatla  
4 Jul 2022   

The living matter is composed of mainly six elements—carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, phosphorus and sulfur. ...

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Mineral Metabolism

diksha bhatla  
28 Jul 2022   

The mineral (inorganic) elements constitute only a small proportion of the body weight. There is a wide variation in their body content. For instanc...

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Enzymes

diksha bhatla  
12 Jul 2022   

Enzymes are biocatalysts – the catalysts of life. A catalyst is defined as a substance that increases the velocity or rate of a chemical re...

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Metabolism Of Lipids

diksha bhatla  
22 Jul 2022   

METABOLISM OF LIPIDS -  Lipids are indispensable for cell structure and function. Due to their hydrophobic and non- polar nature, lipids differ...

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Blood | Functions and Composition of Blood

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22 Mar 2021   

Blood is specialized fluid connective tissue, transports nutrition, water and oxygen to various tissues and organs. circulates in closed vessels. sl...

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Biochemistry Important One Liners Questions On Mineral Metabolism 1 of 15 〉 The normal concentration of serum calcium

9–11 mg/dl. (4.5–5.5 mEq./l.)

2 of 15 〉 The vitamin derived hormone that regulates calcium homeostasis

Calcitriol

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Biochemistry Important One Liners Questions On METABOLISM OF Nucleotides oneliners 1 of 15 〉 The amino acids required for the synthesis of purines and pyrimidines are

Glutamine and aspartate

2 of 15 〉 The enzyme xanthine oxidase is inhibited by

Allopurinol

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Biochemistry Important One Liners Questions On METABOLISM OF AMINO ACIDS oneliners 1 of 15 〉 The coenzyme that participates in transamination reactions is

Pyridoxal phosphate

2 of 15 〉 The most important enzyme involved in oxidative deamination is

Glutamate dehydrogenase

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Biochemistry Important One Liners Questions On Metabolism of Lipids 1 of 14 〉 Niemann-Pick disease is due to a defect in the enzyme

Sphingomyelinase,

2 of 14 〉 The lipoprotein involved in the reverse cholesterol transport is

HDL

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Biochemistry Important One Liners Questions On Metabolism of Carbohydrates 1 of 15 〉 Name the five vitamins required by pyruvate dehydrogenase or -ketoglutarate dehydrogenase complex

Thiamine, riboflavin, lipoic acid, niacin, pantothenic acid,

2 of 15 〉 Muscle glycogen does not directly contribute to blood glucose due to absence of the enyme

Absence of glucose 6-phosphatase

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Biochemistry Important One Liners Questions On Biological Oxidation 1 of 15 〉 The relation between the change of free energy (G), enthalpy (H) and entropy (S) is expressed by the equation

ΔG = ΔH – TΔS (T = Absolute temperature)

2 of 15 〉 A negative sign of free energy indicates that the reaction is

Exergonic or spontaneous

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Biochemistry Important One Liners Questions On HEMOGLOBIN AND PORPHYRINS 1 of 15 〉 The total number of amino acids present in adult hemoglobin

574

2 of 15 〉 The oxidation of ferrous (Fe2+) iron to ferric (Fe3+) iron in hemoglobin results in the formation of a compound namely

Methemoglobin

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Biochemistry Important One Liners Questions On Nucleic Acids and Nucleotides 1 of 15 〉 The fundamental unit of genetic information is known as

Gene

2 of 15 〉 DNA controls protein synthesis through the mediation of

RNA

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Biochemistry Important One Liners Questions On PLASMA PROTEINS 1 of 15 〉 The difference between plasma and serum is the presence or absence of

Fibrinogen

2 of 15 〉 The most commonly employed technique for separation of plasma proteins

Electrophoresis

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Biochemistry Important One Liners Questions On digestion and absorption 1 of 15 〉 Cellulose is not digested in humans due to lack of the enzyme that hydrolyses

β-Glycosidic bonds

2 of 15 〉 The most important carbohydrate associated with flatulence caused by ingestion of leguminous seeds

Raffinose

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Biochemistry Important One Liners Questions On Proteins and amino acids 1 of 15 〉 The average nitrogen content of proteins

16%

2 of 15 〉 Proteins are the polymers of

L-α-Amino acids

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Biochemistry Important One Liners Questions On enzymes 1 of 15 〉 The literal meaning of enzyme is

In yeast

2 of 15 〉 The class of enzymes involved in synthetic reactions are

Ligases

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Biochemistry Important One Liners Questions On Vitamins -17 of 15 〉 The A in coenzyme A stands for

Acetylation

1 of 15 〉 The vitamin containing isoalloxazine ring

Riboflavin

2 of 15 〉 The vitamin that is regarded as a vitamin in search of a disease

Vitamin E (tocopherol)

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Biochemistry Important one liner Questions on carbohydrates 1 of 15 〉 The and cyclic forms of D-glucose are referred to as

Anomers

2 of 15 〉 If two monosaccharides differ in configuration around a single carbon atom, they are known as

Epimers

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Biochemistry Important One Liner Questions on Lipids 1 of 15 〉 The lipids that function as fuel reserve in animals

Triacylglycerolds

2 of 15 〉 The isomerism associated with unsaturated fatty acids

Geometric isomerism (cis-trans isomerism)

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Question 1 of 30

Q.1 The scientific study of disease which deals with causes, effects, mechanism, and nature of the disease is…

  • Pathology
  • Biology
  • Physiology
  • Oceanology

Question 2 of 30

Q.2 Functions of blood include…

  • Transport of oxygen & nutrients
  • Maintenance of osmotic pressure & body temperature
  • Transport of hormones & waste product
  • All of them

Question 3 of 30

Q.3 Composition of blood is…

  • Plasma and blood cells
  • Plasma and RBCs
  • Plasma and WBCs
  • Respiratory gases and blood cells

Question 4 of 30

Q.4 Blood plasma contains…

  • Inorganic substances
  • Organic substances
  • Respiratory gases
  • All of them

Question 5 of 30

Q.5 Blood cells fraction is composed of…

  • WBCs/ leukocytes
  • RBCs/ erythrocyte
  • Platelets / thrombocytes
  • All of them

Question 6 of 30

Q.6 ......... is involved in formation of antibodies

  • WBCs
  • RBCs
  • Platelets
  • None of them

Question 7 of 30

Q.7 In the case of immunodeficiency diseases, no. of WBCs will…

  • Increase
  • Decrease
  • Remains same
  • None of them

Question 8 of 30

Q.8 Thrombocytes are called…

  • WBCs
  • RBCs
  • Platelets
  • None of them

Question 9 of 30

Q.9 Decrease in platelet count is called …

  • Thrombocytopenia
  • Thrombocytosis
  • Thrombocytosis
  • None of them

Question 10 of 30

Q.10 Increase in platelet count is called …

  • Thrombocytopenia
  • Thrombocytosis
  • Thrombosis
  • None of them

Question 11 of 30

Q.1 The process occurring in the presence of oxygen is called… ..

  • Anaerobic
  • Aerobic
  • Glycogenic
  • Microaerophilic

Question 12 of 30

Q.2 The process occuring in the absence of oxygen is called… .

  • Anaerobic
  • Aerobic
  • Glycogenic
  • Microaerophilic

Question 13 of 30

Q.3 Enzymatic hydrolysis of major nutrients in GIT to yield their simpler components is .....

  • Fermentation
  • Deglutition
  • Glycolysis
  • Digestion

Question 14 of 30

Q.4 Amino acids with carbon chains that can be metabolically converted into glucose or glycogen are called… .

  • Metagenic amino acids
  • Glucogenic amino acids
  • Ketogenic amino acids
  • Glutamic amino acids

Question 15 of 30

Q.5 Amino acids with carbon chains that can be metabolically converted into ketone bodies are called… .

  • Metagenic amino acids
  • Glucogenic amino acids
  • Ketogenic amino acids
  • Glutamic amino acids

Question 16 of 30

Q.6 The water soluble fuels which are overproduced during fasting or in untreated diabetes mellitus are called… . .

  • Melanin bodies
  • Ketone bodies
  • Glucose bodies
  • Citrate bodies

Question 17 of 30

Q.7 Energy yielding anaerobic breakdown of glucose yielding lactate, ethanol with some other products is… . ..

  • Protein fermentation
  • Fat metabolism
  • Glucose fermentation
  • Nucleic acid fermentation

Question 18 of 30

Q.8 The biosynthesis of carbohydrates from simpler, non carbohydrate precursors is… . .

  • Gluconeogenesis
  • Glycogenolysis
  • Thermogenesis
  • Glycogenesis

Question 19 of 30

Q.9 An oxidative pathway of glucose-6-phosphate is also known as…

  • Phosphogluconate pathway
  • Pentose phosphate pathway
  • Hexose monophosphate pathway
  • All of them

Question 20 of 30

Q.10 The process of breakdown of glycogen to blood glucose is … . .

  • Gluconeogenesis
  • Glycogenesis
  • Thermogenesis
  • Glycogenolysis

Question 21 of 30

Q.1 The process of converting glucose to glycogen for storage is…

  • Glycogenolysis
  • Thermogenesis
  • Glycogenesis
  • Gluconeogenesis

Question 22 of 30

Q.2 The catabolic pathway by which a molecule of glucose is broken down into two molecules of pyruvate is ..

  • Glycogenolysis
  • Gluconeogenesis
  • Glycolysis
  • Thermogenesis

Question 23 of 30

Q.3 What is glycolysis?

  • synthesis of glycogen
  • breakdown of glycogen
  • synthesis of glucose
  • Utilization of glucose

Question 24 of 30

Q.4 Where does glycolysis occur?

  • Cytosol
  • Mitochondria
  • Nucleus
  • Ribosomes

Question 25 of 30

Q.5 Glycolysis occurs in …. cells

  • Plant
  • Animals
  • Eukaryotic
  • All of them

Question 26 of 30

Q.6 Oxidation of glucose for energy production is… ..

  • Gluconeogenesis
  • Glycogenolysis
  • Thermogenesis
  • Glycolysis

Question 27 of 30

Q.7 Glycolysis is the conversion of

  • Fructose into phosphoenolpyruvate
  • Fructose into pyruvate
  • Glucose into phosphoenolpyruvate
  • Glucose into pyruvate

Question 28 of 30

Q.8 Glycolysis is also known as?

  • Embden Meyerhof pathway
  • HMP-shun
  • Respiratory cycle
  • Kreb’s cycle

Question 29 of 30

Q.9 EMP stands for …

  • Embden Meyerhof & parulekar
  • Emmoline Meyerhof & parnas
  • Embden Meyerhof & parnas
  • Embden Meyerhof & parnar

Question 30 of 30

Q.10 In the EMP pathway, the steps involved are ……

  • Energy generation phase
  • Energy investment phase
  • Splitting phase
  • All of them

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Biochemistry Test Series | Practice Set 5 | Revision MCQs for Pharmacy and Medical Exams

Biochemistry Test Series | Practice Set 5 | Revision MCQs for Pharmacy and Medical Exams
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Biochemistry Test Series | Practice Set 4 | Revision MCQs for Pharmacy and Medical Exams

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Biochemistry Test Series | Practice Set 3 | Revision MCQs for pharmacy and medical exams

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Biochemistry test series | Practice Set 2 | Revision MCQs for Pharmacy and Medical exams

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Biochemistry test Series | Practice Set 1 | Revision MCQs for Pharmacy and medical Exams

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Biochemistry MCQs based Practice test 2 | Pharmacy Exams

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Biochemistry Practice Test 1 (For Pharmacy, paramedical and other entrance exams).

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