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___1. Which among the following lipoproteins is inversely related to the incidence of coronary
atherosclerosis?
A. Chylomicrons B. HDL C. LDL D. VLDL
___2. In the shuttle of mitochondrial acetyl coenzyme A to the cytosol for fatty acid synthesis, in
which step generates NADPH?
A. Oxaloacetate + acetyl coenzyme A citrate
B. Oxaloacetate malate
C. Malate pyruvate
D. Pyruvate oxaloacetate
___3. The lipoprotein that serves to transport triacyglycerol from the liver to the
different extrahepatic tissues.
A. Chylomicrons B. HDL C. LDL D. VLDL
___4. In the following steps in ketone bodies metabolism, NADH is generated in:
A. Acetoacetate acetone
B. Acetoacetate beta hydroxybutyrate
C. Acetoacetyl coenzyme A + acetyl coenzyme A HMG CoA
D. Beta hydroxybutyrate acetoacetate
____5. Human body synthesize cholesterol de novo from acetyl coenzyme A. Cholesterol
synthesis occurs in which of the following organelles?
A. Cytosol B. endoplasmic reticulum C. mitochondria D. ribosomes
___7. Which of the following lipoproteins has the highest triacylglycerol content?
A. Chylomicrons B. HDL C. LDL D. VLDL
___8. Ketone bodies maybe synthesized from fatty acids by which of thefollowing organs or
cells?
A. Skeletal muscle B. liver C. kidney D. erythrocytes
___11. Which among the following is accumulated in tissues of patient with Tay-Sach’s
disease?
A. Ceramide trihexoside B. galactocerebroside sulfate
C. ganglioside D. sphingomyelin
___12. In the biosynthesis of fatty acids, what is the compound that transports the acetate
group out of the mitochondria into the cytoplasm?
A. Pyruvate B. malate C. citrate D. acyl carnitine
___13. The committed step in fatty acid synthesis is the formation of:
A. Malonyl coenzyme A
B. Acetyl coenzyme A
C. Acety acyl carrier protein
D. Malonyl acyl carrier protein
___14. I n the complete oxidation of one (1) mole of palmitic acid to CO 2 and H2O, the total
number of ATP generated is:
A. 12 B. 24 C. 131 D. 129
___17. Which among the following is an essential requirement for triacyglycerol synthesis in
the adipose tissue?
A. Adrenaline B. cortisol C. glucagon D. insulin
___18. Which among the ketones bodies is not a source of fuel in the extrahepatic tissues like
the heart muscle?
A. Acetoacetic acid B. acetone C. beta-hydroxybutyric acid D. ketoacids
___21. Which of these enzymes catalyze the rate-limiting step in cholesterol synthesis?
A. HMG-CoA synthase C. HMG-CoA reductase
B. HMG-CoA oxidase D. HMG-CoA acetylase
___22. All sphingolipids are synthesized from which of the following precursors?
A. Glycerol B. phosphatidic acid C. ceramide D. cholesterol
___23. Acetyl CoA for extramitochondrial palmitate synthesis is derived from this Kreb’s citric
acid cycle intermediate:
A. Malate B. succinate C. citrate D. alpha-ketoglutarate
___25. Beta-oxidation is inhibited in the fed state because malonyl CoA which arises from
acetyl CoA inhibits:
A. Acetyl CoA carboxylase C. carnitine palmitoyl transferase 1
B. Acyl CoA dehydrogenase D. Thiolase
A. euchromatin
B. heterochromatin
C. constitutive chromatin
D. telomeres
A. exon
B. intron
C. kinetochore
D. telomeres
A. DNA ligase
B. Helicase
C. DNA polymerase
D. Topoisomerase
A. rRNA
B. mRNA
C. tRNA
D. sn RNA
A. “snurp”
B. Ribozyme
C. RNA polymerase
D. DNA polymerase
A. promoter
B. repressor
C. enhancer
D. terminator
A. non-degenerate
B. non-overlapping
C. species-specific
D. non-specific
___34. Type of DNA mutation where there is replacement of purine with a pyrimidine .
A. transition
B. transversion
C. silent mutation
D. full mutation
A. RNA clone
B. cDNA library
C. genomic DNA library
D. transcriptome
_C__38. Mutation of this genes will lead to loss of the integrity of the genome:
_B__40. Human papilloma viral infection causes overexpression of E6 which facilitates the
Degradation of:
____48. If the adenine content of a double-helical DNA is 20% of the total bases, the cytosine
content would be:
A. 20% B. 30% C. 40% D. 50% E. 60%
_____53. Which among the following is the most condensed form of DNA?
A. Beads on a string B. 10nm fiber C. 30nm fiber D. naked DNA
____57. The enzyme that catalyzes the committed step in purine de novo pathway:
A. xanthine oxidase
B. PRPP synthetase
C. PRPP glutamylamido transferase
D. HGPRTase
____63. The highest protein structural organization assumed by both functional hemoglobin
and immunoglobulin molecules:
A. Primary structure C. secondary structure
B. Tertiary structureD. quarternary structure
____64. The major mechanism of detoxification of ammonia in the brain tissue is the formation
of:
A. Alpha-ketoglutarate C. succinate
B. Glutamine D. urea
____65. In amino acid catabolism, which of the following is a correct pair as to clinical disorder
and its associated deificient enzyme?
A. Absence of alpha-branched chain keto acid decarboxylase- Richner Hanhart
syndrome
B. Ornithine transcarbamoylase deficiency –Hyperammonemia type 1
C. Hydroxyphenylpyruvate hydroxylase deficiency –Classic phenylketonuria
D. Lack of homogentisate oxidase – Alkaptonuria
____66. Which of the following amino acid functional group pairs is not correct?
A. Arginine:guanidine
B. Histidine:imidazole
C. Phenylalanine:hydroxyphenyl
D. Tryptophan:indole
E. Csyteine:sulfhydryl
____68. Among the following amino acids, which one is converted to pyruvate through
transamination reaction?
A. Alanine
B. Methionine
C. Threonine
D. Valine
___69. Which of the following amino acids is convertible to pyruvate by direct deamination?
A. Alanine
B. Cysteine
C. Glycine
D. Serine
____71. Among the following amino acids, which one is purely ketogenic?
A. Isoleucine
B. Leucine
C. Phenylalanine
D. Threonine
E. Tryptophan
____72. Urea is the major pathway of nitrogen excretion in humans. It is synthesized in the :
A. Brain
B. Intestine
C. Kidney
D. Liver
E. Skeletal muscle
____73. Among the intermediates in urea cycle, which one provides the linkage of urea cycle
and the citric acid cycle?
A. Alpha ketoglutarate
B. Aspartate
C. Fumarate
D. Malate
E. Oxaloacetate
____76. Anaerobic glycolysis produces how many moles of ATP per mole of glucose?
A. 2 B. 6 C. 8 D. 12 E. 24
____77. Rate limiting enzyme and the major regulatory enzyme in glycolysis:
A. Triose phosphate isomerase
B. Glyceride 3-phosphate dehydrogenase
C. Phosphofructokinase
D. Aldolase
____78. Enzyme that links glycolysis and the citric acid cycle
A. Pyruvate dehydrogenase
B. Isocitrate dehydrogenase
C. Alpha-ketoglutarate dehydrogenase
D. Succinate dehydrogenase
____81. Which enzyme reverses the hexokinase reaction in the liver during fasting to liberate
free glucose into the blood?
A. Glucose-6-phosphatase C. Pyruvate carboxylase
B. PEP carboxykinase D. Fructose 1,6-bisphosphatase
____82. Which of the following enzymes is common to both glycolysis and gluconeogenesis?
A. Pyruvate carboxylase C. Phosphoglycerate kinase
B. Hexokinase D. Fructose 1,6-bisphosphatase
____83. The major metabolic product under normal circumstances by RBC and by the muscle
cells during intense exercise is recycled through the liver in the Cori cycle. The metabolite is:
A. Oxaloacetate C. Alanine
B. Glycerol D. Lactate
_____86. A sugar alcohol that is implicated in the causation of cataract in galactosemia, is:
A. Mannitol B. Galactitol C. Sorbitol D. A/B/C
_____91. The energy generation phase of glycolysis starts with this reaction:
A. Conversion of glucose to glucose-6-phosphate
B. Conversion of fructose to fructose-6-phosphate
C. Conversion of fructose-6-phosphate to DHAP and glyceraldehydes-3-
phosphate
D. Conversion of glyceraldehydes-3-phosphate to 1,3-diphosphoglycerate
_____92. Complete oxidation of one mole of glucose using the malate aspartate shuttle will
yield how many moles of ATP ( net):
A. 40 B. 38 C. 36 D. 24 E. 12
____93. This cycle recycles lactate formed in the muscles back to glucose in the liver:
A. Anaerobic glycolysis C. Cori cycle
B. Uronic acid pathway D. Glucose-alanine cycle
Matching type:
A. Methotrexate
B. Trimethoprim
C. Azaserine
D. Sulfa drugs
E. Colchicine
F. Allopurinol