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- Question
Oxidative deamination is the conversion of an amino
Options- A. group from an amino acid to a keto acid
- B. acid to a carboxylic acid plus ammonia
- C. acid to a keto acid plus ammonia
- D. group from an amino acid to a carboxylic acid
- Correct Answer
- acid to a keto acid plus ammonia
- 1. An example of the oxidative deamination is
Options- A. glutamate = hexanoic acid + NH3
- B. aspartate + ?-ketoglutarate = glutamate + oxaloacetate
- C. glutamate = ?-ketoglutarate + NH3
- D. aspartate + hexanoic acid = glutamate + Oxaloacetate Discuss
- 2. Transaminase enzymes are present in
Options- A. liver
- B. pancreas
- C. intestine
- D. none of these Discuss
- 3. Which of the following amino acids is considered as both ketogenic and glucogenic?
Options- A. Valine
- B. Tryptophan
- C. Lysine
- D. None of these Discuss
- 4. In the normal breakdown of phenylalanine, it is initially degraded to
Options- A. fumarate
- B. tyrosine
- C. lysine
- D. phenylpuruvate Discuss
- 5. A person with phenylketonuria cannot convert
Options- A. phenylalanine to tyrosine
- B. phenylalanine to isoleucine
- C. phenol into ketones
- D. phenylalanine to lysine Discuss
- 6. Tyrosine is degraded to acetoacetyl CoA and fumarate and is described as a
Options- A. glucogenic amino acid
- B. ketogenic amino acid
- C. ketogenic and glucogenic amino acid
- D. keto-gluco amino acid Discuss
- 7. The most toxic compounds is
Options- A. tyrosine
- B. phenylpyruvate
- C. lysine
- D. phenylalanine Discuss
- 8. Which of the following is correct?
Options- A. Cobalt is part of vitamin B12.
- B. Cobalt will not replace the need for vitamin B12 in humans
- C. Both (a) and (b)
- D. Cobalt will replace the need for vitamin B12 in humans Discuss
- 9. Manganese is needed for
Options- A. normal bone structure
- B. reproduction and functioning of central nervous system
- C. both (a) and (b)
- D. muscle strengthening Discuss
- 10. Consumption of which nutrient leads to the multiplication of oral bacteria?
Options- A. Fat
- B. Carbohydrate
- C. Protein
- D. Fluoride Discuss
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Correct Answer: glutamate = ?-ketoglutarate + NH3
Correct Answer: liver
Correct Answer: Tryptophan
Correct Answer: tyrosine
Correct Answer: phenylalanine to tyrosine
Correct Answer: ketogenic and glucogenic amino acid
Correct Answer: phenylpyruvate
Correct Answer: Both (a) and (b)
Correct Answer: both (a) and (b)
Correct Answer: Carbohydrate
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