Multiple choice questions

Carbohydrate metabolism-Practice questions

1) Which of these enzyme reactions is not irreversible in glycolysis? a) Hexokinase b) Glucokinase c) 3-phosphoglycerate kinase d) Phosphofructokinase-1 e) Pyruvate kinase 2) Which of the following statements is not true about aerobic glycolysis? a) The rate-limiting enzyme is phosphofructokinase-1 which converts fructose-6- phosphate to fructose-1,6-bisphosphate b) The pathway is activated allosterically by fructose-2,6-bisphosphate […]

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Glycolysis- Multiple-choice questions (set-1)

1). A patient has chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and enough oxygen is not reaching her tissues.  All of the following are expected except- a) The electron transport chain would be inhibited b) Glycolysis would be activated by a low ATP/ADP ratio c) More than normal amounts of ATP would be synthesized. d) Concentrations of NADH and

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Amino Acid Metabolism-Multiple-choice questions (set-2)

Q.1- Which of the following is a common compound shared by the TCA and Urea cycles? a) α- Ketoglutarate b) Succinyl CoA c) Oxaloacetate d) Fumarate Q.2-Which of the following is a common nitrogen acceptor for all reactions involving transaminases? a) α- Ketoglutarate b) Pyruvate c) Oxaloacetate d) Acetoacetate Q.3- In a 55- year-old man

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Amino acid metabolism-Multiple-choice questions (set-1)

Q.1- A 12 -year-old boy develops convulsions. After running an Electroencephalogram(EEG), a neurologist determines that the child has epilepsy. He is started on benzodiazepine, which promotes the activity of GABA. GABA is derived from Glutamate by which of the following reactions? a) Transamination b) Decarboxylation c) Deamination d) Hydroxylation e) Dehydrogenation Q.2- A couple of

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Molecular Biology-Multiple-choice questions (set-2)

Q.1- Which statement best describes the ‘semi-conservative replication’ of DNA? A) In each replication cycle, only one of the two DNA strands is replicated B) In each replication cycle, one of the parental strands is conserved C) In each replication cycle, the daughter cells acquire either the parental stands or new stands D) Only half

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Molecular Biology- Multiple-choice questions (set-1)

Q.1- A critical enzyme used directly in the synthesis of dTMP (thymidine) is a) Carbamoyl phosphate b) Aspartate Transcarbamylase c) Dihydrooratase d) Thymidylate synthase Q.2- In which phase of the cell cycle does DNA replication occur? a) G0 b) G1 c) S d) G2 Q.3-A 10-month-old baby boy presents with steatorrhea, recurrent pulmonary infections, GI

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Lipid metabolism- Multiple Choice questions-set-2

1- All except one are true about gastric lipase- a)   Main preduodenal lipase b)   Hydrolyzes triglycerides containing short and medium-chain fatty acids c)   The primary site of hydrolysis is the sn-3ester linkage d)   Optimum pH is 6.0-7.0 2- Pancreatic juice does not contain which of the followings- a)   Bile salts b)   Phospholipase A2 c)   Lipase and colipase d)   Lipoprotein lipase 3- The dietary fats are

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Lipids- Multiple-choice questions-set-3

1. Which of the following are the ketone bodies? a) Acetyl CoA and Propionyl CoA b) Lecithin and Lysolecithin c) Acetoacetate and Beta-hydroxybutyrate d) Pyruvate and lactate e) Succinyl CoA and succinate 2. The enzyme ‘Thiolase’ catalyzes the conversion of: a) 2 Acetyl CoA to Acetoacetyl CoA b) Acetyl CoA to Malonyl CoA c) Fatty

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