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  • Question
  • Which of these is a symptom of vitamin A deficiency?


  • Options
  • A. Osteoporosis
  • B. Impaired taste perception
  • C. Blindness
  • D. Impaired blood clotting

  • Correct Answer
  • Blindness 


  • Vitamins and Coenzymes problems


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    • 1. Dihydroorotate dehydrogenase contains

    • Options
    • A. 4 flavins and 4 atoms of iron per molecule
    • B. 2 flavins and 4 atoms of iron per molecule
    • C. 2 flavins and 2 atoms of iron per molecule
    • D. 4 flavins and 2 atoms of iron per molecule
    • Discuss
    • 2. An early sign of retinol deficiencies in man is

    • Options
    • A. night blindness
    • B. keratinization
    • C. xeropthalmia
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss
    • 3. Biotin occurs mainly in combined forms bound to protein through

    • Options
    • A. ?-N-lysine moiety
    • B. ?-S-lysine moiety
    • C. ?-N-biotinyl-L-lysine
    • D. ?-N-lipoyl - L-lysine
    • Discuss
    • 4. Vitamin K1 was first isolated from alfalalfa and has the phytyl side chain consisting of

    • Options
    • A. four isoprene units
    • B. six isoprene units
    • C. nine isoprene units
    • D. four isoprene units
    • Discuss
    • 5. Which of the following are reduced coenzymes?

    • Options
    • A. NADH and FADH2
    • B. NAD+ and FAD
    • C. ATP and GTP
    • D. Coenzyme A and ubiquinone
    • Discuss
    • 6. Which of these is a vitamin A precursor?

    • Options
    • A. Cobalamin
    • B. Pyridoxine
    • C. Beta-Carotene
    • D. Thiamine
    • Discuss
    • 7. Lipoic acid is a co-factor of the

    • Options
    • A. pyruvic dehydrogenase
    • B. ?-ketoglutaric dehydrogenase
    • C. both (a) and (b)
    • D. di-hydroorotate dehydrogenase
    • Discuss
    • 8. An enzyme, L-folate reductase reduces folic acid to

    • Options
    • A. hydrofolic acid
    • B. dihydrofolic acid
    • C. trihydrofolic acid
    • D. tetrahydrofolic acid
    • Discuss
    • 9. A deficiency of Vitamin K results in a decreased level of

    • Options
    • A. prothrombin
    • B. thrombin
    • C. fibrin
    • D. fibrinogen
    • Discuss
    • 10. A deficiency of niacin causes

    • Options
    • A. pellagra
    • B. scurvy
    • C. cataract
    • D. anemia
    • Discuss


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