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25. All the following are branched chain amino acids except
a)Isoleucine
b)Alanine
c)Leucine
d)Valine
26.An organ which is extremely sensitive to ammonia toxicity is
a)Liver
b)Brain
c)Kidney
d)Heart
27.The major site of urea synthesis is
a)Brain
b)Kidneys
c)Liver
d)Muscles
28.Which of the following enzymes is responsible for the transfer of amino groups
from an amino acid to an alpha keto acid?
A. Transaminase
B. Transketolase
C. Deaminase
D. Lyase
29.Deficiency of argininosuccinate synthase causes?
A. Hyperargininemia
B. Hyperammonemia type II
C. Argininosuccinicaciduria
D. Citrullinemia
30.In the citric acid cycle, succinate thiokinase (succinylCoA synthetase) catalyzes
the cleavage of the succinylCoAthioester bond with formation of a high-energy
compound. This compound can then be used by the body in which of the following
biochemical pathways?
(A)Cysteine degradation
(B)Elongation of the polypeptide chain
(C)Epinephrine synthesis from tyrosine
(D)Isopentyl pyrophosphate synthesis
(A) Calcium
(B) Sodium
(C) Ammonia
(D) Lipid
57.All the following are true about phenylketonuria except
A) Deficiency of phenylalanine hydroxylase
(B) Mental retardation
(C) Increased urinary excretion of -hydroxyphenyl pyruvic acid
(D) Decrease serotonin formation
58.Which of the following amino acids is a derivative of thyroid hormone?
a) Cystosine
b) Iodine
c) Tyrosine
d) Thymine
59.Which is not seen in acute intermittent porphyria
A. Abdominal pain
B. Photosensitivity
C. Seizures
D. Constipation
60.pH (isoelectric pH) of alanine is
(A)6.02
(B)6.6
(C)6.8
(D)7.2
61.An aromatic amino acid is
(A)Lysine
(B)Tyrosine
(C)Taurine
(D)Arginine
62.Sakaguchis reaction is specific for
(A) Tyrosine
(B)Proline
(C) Arginine
(D) Cysteine
63.An essential amino acid in man is
(A)Aspartate
(B)Tyrosine
(C)Methionine
(D)Serine
64.Aketogenic amino acid is
(A)Valine
(B)Cysteine
(C)Leucine
(D)Threonine
65.After releasing " O2" at the
(A)CO2 and protons to the lungs
(B) O2 to the lungs
(C)CO2 and protons to the tissue
(D)Nutrients
(A)Oxidation
(B)Reduction
(C)Conjugation
(D)Decarboxylation
82. An inborn error, maple syrup urinedisease is due to deficiency of the enzyme:
(A) Isovaleryl-CoAhydrogenase
(B) Phenylalnine hydroxylase
(C) Adenosyltransferase
(D) -Ketoacid decarboxylase