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Lactose intolerance is caused by the deficiency of the enzyme
Biochemistry Pharmacist Competitive Exams
Q. Lactose intolerance is caused by the deficiency of the enzyme
Ans → Lactase (β-galactosidase)
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This question is taken from the test/quiz post: Biochemistry Important One Liners Questions On digestion and absorption - attemp/practice
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Q. Cellulose is not digested in humans due to lack of the enzyme that hydrolyses
Ans → β-Glycosidic bonds
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Q. The most important carbohydrate associated with flatulence caused by ingestion of leguminous seeds
Ans → Raffinose
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Q. Lactose intolerance is caused by the deficiency of the enzyme
Ans → Lactase (β-galactosidase)
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Q. Name of the peptide believed to be involved in the transport of amino acids
Ans → Glutathione
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Q. The disease characterized by impairment in the absorption of neutral amino acids
Ans → Hartnup’s disease
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Q. Trypsin hydrolyses peptide bonds, the carbonyl group of which is contributed by the amino acids
Ans → Arginine and lysine
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Q. The inhibition of the enzyme pancreatic lipase by bile salts is overcome by a protein, namely
Ans → Colipase
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Q. The vehicles for the transport of lipids from the intestinal lumen to the membrane of mucosal cells
Ans → Mixed micelles
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Q. Transport of glucose from the lumen to the intestinal mucosal cells is coupled with diffusion of
Ans → Enteropeptidase
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Q. The products obtained by the action of pancreatic lipase on triacylglycerols are
Ans → 2-Acylglycerol and free fatty acids
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Q. The lipoproteins synthesized in the intestinal mucosal cells from the absorbed lipids are
Ans → Chylomicrons
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Q. Salivary -amylase becomes inactive in the stomach primarily due to
Ans → Inactivation by low pH
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Q. The two final products in the -oxidation of odd chain fatty acids are
Ans → Acetyl CoA and propionyl CoA
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Q. Refers to a nonpolar molecule or portion of a molecule not capable of strong attraction to water molecules
Ans → hydrophobic
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Q. a term which may be applied to any asymmetric object or molecule. The property of non-identity of an object with its mirror image
Ans → chirality
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Q. An atom, or group of atoms, that is responsible for reactivity of the molecule it is a part of.
Ans → Functional Groups
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Q. The ‘burning feet syndrome’ in man is associated with the deficiency of
Ans → Pantothenic acid
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Q. Name a method of acid-fast staining that does not use heat to infuse the primary stain, carbolfuchsin, into acid-fast cells
Ans → Kinyoun technique
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Q. Name the enzyme associated with hyperuricemia
Ans → PRPP synthetase, HGPRT , Glucose 6-phosphatase
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Q. The fatty acid that is commonly found in the C2 of triacylglycerols is
Ans → Unsaturated fatty acid
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Q. The the joining of two complementary single-stranded DNA molecules
Ans → hybridization
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Q. White blood cells of various types, including granulocytes, lymphocytes, and monocytes
Ans → leukocytes
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Q. Dosage form comprising several elements (e.g., microspheres or coated pellets) dif- fering in the rate of drug release.
Ans → multi compartment formulation
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Q. When a mix of liquids is separated by heating it up because one liquid boils at a different temperature than the other.
Ans → distillation
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Q. Name the painless ulcer that develops at the site of infection in primary syphilis
Ans → hard chancre
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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. Name an inflammatory response that involves both the brain and the membranes that surround it
Ans → meningoencephalitis
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Q. The phenomenon of disorganization of native protein structure is known as
Ans → Denaturation
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Q. Name the bond that forms between the hydroxyl groups of two sugar molecules
Ans → glycosidic bond
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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. An activated and differentiated B cell that is programmed to respond to secondary exposures to a specific antigen
Ans → memory B cell
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Q. Type of comparative bioavailability study designed in such a way as to take into account differences in bioavailability arising from differences between patients suffering from disease
Ans → crossover study
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Q. DNA-binding proteins found in eukaryotes and archaea that aid in orderly packaging of chromosomal DNA
Ans → histones
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Q. The very first enzyme elevated in serum in myocardial infarction
Ans → Creatine phosphokinase (CPK)
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