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- Question
A person with phenylketonuria is advised not to consume which of the following products?
Options- A. Glycine containing foods
- B. Fat containing food
- C. Glucose
- D. Aspartame
- Correct Answer
- Aspartame
- 1. Carbon fixation requires the expenditure of ATP molecules which is generated by
Options- A. formation of glucose during the Calvin cycle
- B. replenishment of chlorophyll
- C. ETS (electron transfer system) during the light reactions
- D. none of the above Discuss
- 2. The electrons that are released by the splitting of water during photosynthesis ultimately end up in
Options- A. ATP
- B. O2
- C. NADPH
- D. rubisco Discuss
- 3. Which of the following is the reduced form of a temporary electron carrier molecule?
Options- A. FADH2
- B. ATP
- C. NADP+
- D. CO2 Discuss
- 4. As a result of the photosynthetic process, which product is formed?
Options- A. Oxygen
- B. Water
- C. Carbon dioxide
- D. Both (a) and (b) Discuss
- 5. The followings are the products of the light reactions of photosynthesis except
Options- A. ATP
- B. oxygen
- C. NADPH
- D. glucose Discuss
- 6. A ketogenic amino acid is one which degrades to
Options- A. keto-sugars
- B. either acetyl CoA or acetoacetyl CoA
- C. pyruvate or citric acid cycle intermediates
- D. multiple intermediates including pyruvate or citric acid cycle intermediates and acetyl CoA or acetoacetyl CoA Discuss
- 7. An example of a transamination process is
Options- A. glutamate = hexanoic acid + NH3
- B. aspartate + hexanoic acid = glutamate + oxaloacetate
- C. aspartate + ? ketoglutarate = glutamate + oxaloacetate
- D. glutamate = ?-ketoglutarate + NH3 Discuss
- 8. Histidine is degraded to ?-ketoglutarate and is described as a
Options- A. gluco amino acid
- B. glucogenic amino acid
- C. ketogenic amino acid
- D. keto-gluco amino acid Discuss
- 9. Which of the following is the best described glucogenic amino acid?
Options- A. Lysine
- B. Tryptophan
- C. Valine
- D. None of these Discuss
- 10. A glucogenic amino acid is one which is degraded to
Options- A. keto-sugars
- B. either acetyl CoA or acetoacetyl CoA
- C. pyruvate or citric acid cycle intermediates
- D. none of the above Discuss
Amino Acid Metabolism problems
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Correct Answer: ETS (electron transfer system) during the light reactions
Correct Answer: NADPH
Correct Answer: FADH2
Correct Answer: Oxygen
Correct Answer: glucose
Correct Answer: either acetyl CoA or acetoacetyl CoA
Correct Answer: aspartate + ? ketoglutarate = glutamate + oxaloacetate
Correct Answer: glucogenic amino acid
Correct Answer: Valine
Correct Answer: pyruvate or citric acid cycle intermediates
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