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- Question
The conversion of pyruvate to oxaloacetate
Options- A. requires biotin
- B. involves the fixation of carbon dioxide
- C. occurs in the mitochondria
- D. all of the above
- Correct Answer
- requires biotin
- 1. The NAG6 substrate is hydrolyzed by human lysozyme to form
Options- A. 6 glucosamines + 6 acetic acids
- B. NAG4 + NAG2
- C. NAG3 + NAG3
- D. NAG3 Discuss
- 2. Which of the following compounds is responsible for coordinated regulation of glucose and glycogen metabolism?
Options- A. NAD+
- B. Fructose 2,6 bisphosphate
- C. Acetyl-CoA
- D. Fructose 1,6 bisphosphate Discuss
- 3. The main site for gluconeogenesis is
Options- A. kidney
- B. liver
- C. brain
- D. muscle Discuss
- 4. Saliva contains all of the following except
Options- A. hormones
- B. amylase
- C. bacteria-killing enzymes
- D. antibodies Discuss
- 5. Humans are unable to digest
Options- A. starch
- B. complex carbohydrates
- C. denatured proteins
- D. cellulose Discuss
- 6. The glycosidic bond
Options- A. in maltose is not hydrolyzed in lactose intolerant humans
- B. in sucrose is hydrolyzed by bees
- C. joins glucose and fructose to form sucrose
- D. both (b) and (c) Discuss
- 7. Pyruvate is initially converted to which of the following in the gluconeogenesis?
Options- A. Glycerol
- B. Phosphoenol pyruvate
- C. Oxaloacetate
- D. Acetyl CoA Discuss
- 8. The conversion of pyruvate to lactate is catalysed by
Options- A. pyruvate carboxylase
- B. lactate dehydrogenase
- C. pyruvate dismutase
- D. pyruvate decarboxylase Discuss
- 9. Insulin
Options- A. stimulates gluconeogenesis and glycolysis
- B. stimulates gluconeogenesis and inhibits glycolysis
- C. inhibits gluconeogenesis and glycolysis
- D. inhibits gluconeogenesis and stimulates glycolysis Discuss
- 10. Which of the following would be considered a part of metabolism?
Options- A. Biosynthetic pathways that build DNA
- B. Catabolic pathways that break down complex carbohydrates
- C. The capture of light energy for use in making glucose
- D. All of the above Discuss
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Correct Answer: NAG4 + NAG2
Correct Answer: Fructose 2,6 bisphosphate
Correct Answer: liver
Correct Answer: hormones
Correct Answer: cellulose
Correct Answer: both (b) and (c)
Correct Answer: Oxaloacetate
Correct Answer: lactate dehydrogenase
Correct Answer: inhibits gluconeogenesis and stimulates glycolysis
Correct Answer: All of the above
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