WOLLEGA UNIVERSITY

IHS, PHARMACY DEPARTMENT

Chemistry of natural product test-I for 1st year post basic pharmacy students.

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Instruction-I: Choose the best answer from the given alternative.

1. Starch and glycogen are carbohydrates that yield several monosaccharide units upon hydrolysis,
hence they are considered as:
A. Disaccharide B. Oligosaccharide C. Polysaccharide D. Monosaccharide
2. The bond between two monosaccharide unit is:
A. Glycosidic bond B. Peptide bond C. Covalent bond D. Hydrogen bond
3. From the following carbohydrate, one is greater in monosaccharide unit as well as highly
branched compared to the rest.
A. Cellulose B. Starch C. Glycogen D. Sucrose
4. The carbohydrate unit present in DNA is resulted when:
A. OH group is replaced by an  H
B. OH group is replaced by an  NH2
C. OH group is replaced by an  OCH3
D. OH group is replaced by an  O2CCH3
5. Furanose is:
A. six-membered ring cyclic form of monosaccharide
B. five-membered open chain form of disaccharide
C. six-membered open chain form of disaccharide
D. five-membered ring cyclic form of monosaccharide
6. Precursor of cholesterol that contain 21 carbon:
A. Cholic acid B. Estrogen C. Testosterone D. Progesterone
7. One is example of Mycosterols
A. Vit-D B. Cholesterol C. Stigmasterol D. Cholestanol
8. Which one of the following sex hormone has anabolic activity?
A. Androgen B. Estrogen C. Progesterone D. Corticosteroid
9. Glucocorticoids are concerned with :
A. The synthesis of carbohydrate from protein
B. The deposition of glycogen in the liver
C. Play a role in inflammatory processes
D. All
10. Which one of the following steroidal substances concerned with the control of electrolyte
balance.
A. Corticosteroid B. Mineralocorticoids C. Bile acid D. Vitamin-D

Instruction-II: Essay part. Answer the following question accordingly.

1. Explain the difference between amylose and amylopectin?

2. List and explain the key importance of Carbohydrates?

3. Mention mechanism by which simvastatin lower the blood cholesterol level?

4. Describe the detail of each nomenclature. “3-hydroxyl pregn-5-ene-20-one ‘’

5. Give the systematic configuration of below compound.