MOUNT CARMEL COLLEGE, AUTONOMOUS

BENGALURU
End Semester Examination- April 2015
VI Semester B.Sc. Chemistry
(CHEM6BP) Paper-VII Biochemistry and Physical Chemistry-(Sl26142)

Time: 2 Hours Max. Marks: 50

Note: Answer section I and section IT in separate answer booklets.

Section I carries 24 marks and section IT carries 26 marks.

Section- I BIOCHEMISTRY

Part- A

Answer any two ofthe following questions. Each question carries two marks. 2x2=4

1. Explain the decarboxylation of an amino acid taking glutamic acid as an example. Give
the significance of this reaction.
2. What is the biological role of thyroxine?
3. Name the vitamin precursor of coenzyme- A and pyridoxal phosphate.

Part- B

Answer any two of the following questions. Each question carries four marks. 2x4=8

4. How is a- ketoglutarate converted to succinate? Write equations and name the enzymes
and coenzymes involved.
5. a. Calculate the number of ATP yield when one molecule of palmitic acid is subjected to
complete oxidation.
b. Give the reaction for the activation offatty acids. (2+2)
6. Describe the multiple cascade system of epinephrine.
7. a. Mention the deficiency manifestations of vitamin C.
b. Give any two characteristics of the genetic code. (2+2)
Part-C

Answer any two of the following questions. Each question carries six marks. 2x6=12

8. Depict the reaction sequence of urea cycle. What is the significance of this cycle?
9. a. Explain the mechanism of replication of DNA.
b. What are anticodons? Give the relation between codon and anticodon. (4+2)
10. a. What are isofunctional enzymes? Explain with an example.
b. Discuss the mechanism of action of insulin. (3+3)

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 Section -II

(Industrial Inorganic Chemistry, Spectroscopy II, Instrumental methods of analysis.) ~

Part-A

Answer any three questions. Each question carries two marks. 3x2=6

1. What is anisotropic polarizability? Give an example of a molecule having anisotropic

polarizability.

2. Give the name of one acidic and one neutral refractory.

3. Distingish between parent ion and base peak in mass spectra.

4. Draw the block diagram of a fluorescence spectrophotometer.

Part-B

Answer any two of the following questions. Each question carries four marks. 2x4=8

5. Explain the formation of stokes and anti-stokes lines based on quantum theory.

6. Give a brief account of the elementary theory of atomic absorption spectroscopy.

7. Describe the spectrophotometric estimation of iron using o-phenanthroline.

8. Setting of cement involves both physical and chemical changes. Explain.

Part-C

Answer any two questions. Each question carries six marks. 2x6=12

9 a. Explain hyperfine splitting in ESR and calculate the number of hyper fine peaks in

CH3' and C6H6' signal.

b.Write a brief note on MALDI. (4+2)

lOa. What are the basic raw materials required for the manufacture of ceramic ware?

Explain the function of each of them.

b.What are the properties of pigments in a paint? (4+2)

11 a. Describe the electrogravimetric method used to analyse a solution containing a

mixture of metallic elements.

b. Explain the principle involved in fluorescence spectrophotometry. (4+2)