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The literal meaning of enzyme is
Biochemistry Pharmacist Competitive Exams
Q. The literal meaning of enzyme is
Ans → In yeast
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Q. Enzymes lose the catalytic activity at temperature above 70C due to
Ans → Denaturation
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Q. Examples of two enzymes containing zinc are
Ans → Alcohol dehydrogenase, carbonic anhydrase
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Q. The very first enzyme elevated in serum in myocardial infarction
Ans → Creatine phosphokinase (CPK)
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Q. The stage of transcription during which RNA polymerase binds to a promoter and transcription begins
Ans → initiation of transcription
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Q. The amino acid that is completely destroyed by acid hydrolysis of protein
Ans → Tryptophan
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Q. the phenomenon in which plane polarised light is turned in a clockwise direction.
Ans → dextrorotatory
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Q. Name the most serious stage of pertussis (whooping cough), characterized by severe and prolonged coughing spells
Ans → paroxysmal stage
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Q. Release of a drug from a dosage form that it is not immediate
Ans → modified release
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Q. The migration of a double bond in a 3-carbon system from carbon atoms one and two to carbon atoms two and three
Ans → allylic rearrangement
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Q. A formal non-ambiguous, nomenclature system for the assignment of absolute configuration of structure to chiral atoms, using the Cahn, Ingold and Prelog priority rules.
Ans → R,S convention
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Q. The lipids that are not the structural components of biological membranes
Ans → Triacylglycerols
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Q. Name class of protein synthesis inhibitors that are similar to macrolides
Ans → lincosamides
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Q. The process of separation of a racemate into its two enantiomers by means of some chiral agency.
Ans → resolution
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Q. Device that disperses liquids to aerosols for therapeutic use by inhalation through a mask.
Ans → nebulizer
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Q. The amino acid required for the formation of glutathione
Ans → Glycine, Cysteine, Glutamate
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Q. The energy levels of electrons in an atom which may be described in terms of the four quantum numbers.
Ans → atomic orbital
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Q. Name the cell envelope structure outside the cell wall in some bacteria that allows bacteria to adhere to surfaces,
Ans → glycocalyx
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Q. A hydrocarbon containing a carbonyl (C=O) adjacent to an ether (C-O-C) linkage.
Ans → Esters
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Q. The total number of ATP produced by the oxidation of a molecule of palmitic acid is
Ans → 129 ATP,
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Q. Carbohydrates are the polyhydroxyaldehydes or ketones, or compounds which produce them on
Ans → Hydrolysis
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Q. Structure of protein complexes formed by the combination of several separate polypeptides or subunits
Ans → quaternary structure
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Q. Name hypothyroidism caused by an autoimmune disease affecting thyroid function
Ans → Hashimoto thyroiditis
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Q. A functional group consisting of an internal carbonyl group (C=O) bonded to two other carbon atoms
Ans → Ketones
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Q. Name the type of mutation involving the addition of one or more bases into a DNA sequence
Ans → insertion
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Q. Process by which energy from sunlight is absorbed by pigment molecules in photosynthetic membranes and converted into stored chemical energy in the forms of ATP and NADPH
Ans → light-dependent reaction
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Q. Used to describe when symmetric parts of a molecule are not super imposable on one another.
Ans → chirality
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Q. In recent years, a non-protein compound has been identified to bring about catalysis in biological system. The name of the compound is
Ans → RNA
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Q. What is the name of the condition in which there is blood in the urine
Ans → hematuria
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Q. Defined for powders used pharmaceutically, according to particle sizes.
Ans → powder grades
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Q. An infection of the external ear canal, most commonly caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa; often called swimmer’s ear
Ans → otitis externa
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Q. Name the rule that states that atoms will lose, gain, or share electrons in order to achieve a filled valence shell, to complete their octet.
Ans → Octet Rule
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Q. A chemical processes in which the proportion of more electronegative substituents is decreased, or the charge is made more negative, or the oxidation number is lowered.
Ans → reduction
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Q. Highly contagious and acute viral disease of the respiratory tract caused by the influenza virus
Ans → influenza
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Q. The number of base pairs present in each turn (pitch) of B-form of DNA helix
Ans → 10
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Q. Yellowish color of the skin and mucous membranes caused by excessive bilirubin caused by a failure of the liver to effectively process the breakdown of hemoglobin
Ans → jaundice
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Q. Name a dormant cell that survives in the death phase and is resistant to most antibiotics
Ans → persister
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Q. Crystalline form of a compound in which water molecules are part of the crystal structure.
Ans → hydrate
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