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  • Question
  • Main function of insulin hormone is to


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  • A. increase glycogen in liver
  • B. decrease glycogen in liver
  • C. increase blood sugar
  • D. decrease blood sugar

  • Correct Answer
  • decrease blood sugar 


  • Vitamins and Coenzymes problems


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    • 1. Vitamin-C is considered as a

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    • A. water soluble
    • B. fat soluble
    • C. fat and water soluble
    • D. none of these
    • Discuss
    • 2. What metal ion is specifically bound by vitamin B12?

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    • A. Cobalt
    • B. Copper
    • C. Zinc
    • D. Iron
    • Discuss
    • 3. The reductant, NADH, transfers the electrons via a flavo-proteins to the specific disulfide (S-S) protein to form a dithiol (SH,SH) protein which converts vitamin

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    • A. B12(Co2+)to B12(Co)
    • B. B12(Co) to B12(Co2+)
    • C. B12(Co2+)to B12(Co+)
    • D. B12(Co+)to B12(Co2+)
    • Discuss
    • 4. Lipoic acid exists in

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    • A. oxidized form
    • B. reduced form
    • C. oxidized and reduced form both
    • D. none of these
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    • 5. Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) is only synthesized by

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    • A. fishes
    • B. micro-organisms
    • C. plants
    • D. animals
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    • 6. In the equation, A = ? bc, what quantity is represented by "?"?

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    • A. Absorbtivity
    • B. Molar absorbtivity
    • C. Path length
    • D. None of these
    • Discuss
    • 7. Why are rotational transitions of little use to a spectroscopist?

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    • A. Because the energy required to induce a rotational transition is so small that it cannot be measured
    • B. Because rotational transitions are extremely rare
    • C. Because, in liquids and solids, spectral lines corresponding to rotational transitions are broadened as the result of molecular collisions and other interactions
    • D. All of the above
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    • 8. Why is it generally preferable to use absorbance as a measure of absorption rather than % transmittance?

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    • A. Because %T cannot be measured as accurately as absorbance
    • B. Because %T is dependant on the power of the incident radiation
    • C. Because absorbance is proportional to the concentration of the analyte, whereas %T is not
    • D. none of the above
    • Discuss
    • 9. A simple harmonic oscillator may absorb energy

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    • A. at anytime.
    • B. when the frequencies match exactly
    • C. when the amplitudes are the same.
    • D. at no time.
    • Discuss
    • 10. Beer's Law states that

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    • A. absorbance is proportional to both the path length and concentration of the absorbing species
    • B. absorbance is proportional to the log of the concentration of the absorbing species
    • C. absorbance is equal to P0 / P
    • D. none of the above
    • Discuss


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