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The enzyme that catalyses the formation of carbonic acid
Biochemistry Pharmacist Competitive Exams
Q. The enzyme that catalyses the formation of carbonic acid
Ans → Carbonic anhydrase
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This question is taken from the test/quiz post: Biochemistry Important One Liners Questions On HEMOGLOBIN AND PORPHYRINS - attemp/practice
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Q. The oxidation of ferrous (Fe2+) iron to ferric (Fe3+) iron in hemoglobin results in the formation of a compound namely
Ans → Methemoglobin
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Q. Name the compound that is increased in RBC of anemic patients to facilitate the supply of O2 to the tissues
Ans → 2,3-Bisphosphoglycerate
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Q. Sickling of RBC in sickle-cell anemia is due to polymerization of
Ans → Deoxyhemoglobin,
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Q. The disorders characterized by decreased synthesis or total absence of globin chains of hemoglobin are collectively known as
Ans → Thalassemias
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Q. The intermediate of citric acid cycle that is involved in heme synthesis
Ans → Succinyl CoA
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Q. The enzyme defect in acute intermittent porphyria
Ans → Uroporphyrinogen synthase I
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Q. The enzyme that is regulated by feedback inhibition in heme synthesis is
Ans → δ -Aminolevulinate synthase
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Q. The compound that facilitates the release of O2 from oxyhemoglobin
Ans → C1– , H+ , 2, 3-BPG
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Q. Name the amino acid that directly participates in the synthesis of heme
Ans → Glycine
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Q. Emulsions in which the dispersed droplets are in the micron-size range.
Ans → microemulsions
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Q. Name an organelle of the endomembrane system that contains digestive enzymes that break down engulfed material such as foodstuffs, infectious particles, or damaged cellular components
Ans → lysosome
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Q. The most commonly employed technique for separation of plasma proteins
Ans → Electrophoresis
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Q. A chemical in a reaction that is used up before other ingredients in the reaction, thus limiting how much of the resulting substance can be produced.
Ans → limiting reagent
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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. Which are the essential fatty acids that need to be supplied in the diet.
Ans → PUFA
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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. An equimolar mixture of the two enantiomeric isomers of a compound.
Ans → racemic mixture
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Q. A a pair of isomers which are related as mirror images of one another.
Ans → enantiomers
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Q. FIGLU (formimino glutamic acid) is excreted in urine in the deficiency of vitamin
Ans → Folic acid
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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. The lipoproteins synthesized in the intestinal mucosal cells from the absorbed lipids are
Ans → Chylomicrons
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Q. Name the enzyme associated with hyperuricemia
Ans → PRPP synthetase, HGPRT , Glucose 6-phosphatase
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Q. Serious infection caused by Trypanosoma brucei and spread by the bite of the tsetse fly
Ans → human African trypanosomiasis
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Q. Refers to a polar molecule or portion of a molecule capable of strong attraction to water molecules
Ans → hydrophilic
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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. An enzyme of purine metabolism associated with immunodeficiency disease
Ans → Adenosine deaminase
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Q. Name hypothyroidism caused by an autoimmune disease affecting thyroid function
Ans → Hashimoto thyroiditis
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Q. Name the capillary bed in the nephron of the kidney that filters blood to form urine
Ans → glomerulus
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Q. Having numerous flagella covering the entire surface of a bacterial cell is known as
Ans → peritrichous
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Q. The most important enzyme involved in oxidative deamination is
Ans → Glutamate dehydrogenase
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Q. The bonds responsible for a majority of high-energy compounds are
Ans → Phosphoanhydride bonds
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Q. The process by which DNA from one organism is cut and new pieces of foreign DNA from a second organism are inserted,
Ans → recombinant DNA technology
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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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