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  • Lipoic acid is a co-factor of the


  • Options
  • A. pyruvic dehydrogenase
  • B. ?-ketoglutaric dehydrogenase
  • C. both (a) and (b)
  • D. di-hydroorotate dehydrogenase

  • Correct Answer
  • both (a) and (b) 


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    • 1. Which of these is a vitamin A precursor?

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    • A. Cobalamin
    • B. Pyridoxine
    • C. Beta-Carotene
    • D. Thiamine
    • Discuss
    • 2. Which of these is a symptom of vitamin A deficiency?

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    • A. Osteoporosis
    • B. Impaired taste perception
    • C. Blindness
    • D. Impaired blood clotting
    • Discuss
    • 3. Dihydroorotate dehydrogenase contains

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    • 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
    • 4. An early sign of retinol deficiencies in man is

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    • A. night blindness
    • B. keratinization
    • C. xeropthalmia
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss
    • 5. 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
    • 6. An enzyme, L-folate reductase reduces folic acid to

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

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

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    • A. pellagra
    • B. scurvy
    • C. cataract
    • D. anemia
    • Discuss
    • 9. Who discovered vitamin C (ascorbic acid)?

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    • A. Paul Berg
    • B. Linus Pauling
    • C. Albert Szent-Gyorgyi
    • D. Kerry Mull is
    • Discuss
    • 10. An example of a digestive hormone is

    • Options
    • A. lipase
    • B. pepsin
    • C. amylase
    • D. gastrin
    • Discuss


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