.png){kind=logo}
informative non-academics blog posts coming soon..
Courses section is Coming soon..
Colleges and Universities section is Coming soon..
Under Construction..
The connecting link between HMP shunt and lipid synthesis is
Biochemistry Pharmacist Competitive Exams
Q. The connecting link between HMP shunt and lipid synthesis is
Ans → NADPH
Explanation →
This question is taken from the test/quiz post: Biochemistry Important One Liners Questions On Metabolism of Carbohydrates - attemp/practice
More oneliners in - Biochemistry Important One Liners Questions On Metabolism of Carbohydrates
Q. Name the five vitamins required by pyruvate dehydrogenase or -ketoglutarate dehydrogenase complex
Ans → Thiamine, riboflavin, lipoic acid, niacin, pantothenic acid,
Explanation →
Q. Muscle glycogen does not directly contribute to blood glucose due to absence of the enyme
Ans → Absence of glucose 6-phosphatase
Explanation →
Q. Ascorbic acid is not synthesized in man due to lack of the enzyme
Ans → L-Gulonolactone oxidase
Explanation →
Q. The compound implicated in the development of cataract in diabetic patients is
Ans → Sorbitol
Explanation →
Q. Galactosemia is mostly due to the deficiency of the enzyme
Ans → Galactose 1-phosphate uridyltransferase
Explanation →
Q. Substrate level phosphorylation in citric acid cycle is catalysed by the enzyme
Ans → Succinate thiokinase
Explanation →
Q. The metabolic pathway concerned with the conversion of L-xylulose to D-xylulose is
Ans → Uronic acid pathway
Explanation →
Q. The name of the protein that has been identified to serve as a primer for glycogen synthesis is
Ans → Glycogenin
Explanation →
Q. The metabolite among the citric acid cycle intermediates performing a catalytic role
Ans → Oxaloacetate
Explanation →
Q. Which enzymes in glycolysis catalyses an irreversible reaction
Ans → Pyruvate kinase , Phosphofructokinase, Hexokinase
Explanation →
Q. Synthesis of 2, 3-bisphosphoglycerate occurs in the tissue namely.
Ans → Erythrocytes
Explanation →
More one-liners in - Biochemistry
Q. stereoisomeric structures which are not enantiomers (mirror images) of one another.
Ans → diastereomers
Explanation →
Q. Name the organism that grows in the presence of high salt concentration but does not require it
Ans → halotolerant
Explanation →
Q. Galactosemia is mostly due to the deficiency of the enzyme
Ans → Galactose 1-phosphate uridyltransferase
Explanation →
Q. Examples of two enzymes containing zinc are
Ans → Alcohol dehydrogenase, carbonic anhydrase
Explanation →
Q. A ligand that binds to a receptor and alters the receptor state resulting in a biological response.
Ans → Agonist
Explanation →
Q. Emulsions in which the dispersed droplets are in the micron-size range.
Ans → microemulsions
Explanation →
Q. The process wherein orbitals of similar energies are combined to form a set of equivalent ‘hybrid’ orbital.
Ans → hybridization
Explanation →
Q. The extrinsic and intrinsic pathways result in the formation of a common activated factor
Ans → Staurt factor
Explanation →
Q. A substance that can make a chemical reaction faster but which is not actually needed to produce the reaction nor is used in the reaction.
Ans → catalyst
Explanation →
Q. The space between the cell wall and the plasma membrane, primarily in gram-negative bacteria
Ans → periplasmic space
Explanation →
Q. A molecule that seeks out electrons, also known as a Lewis Acid or an electron pair acceptor.
Ans → Electrophile
Explanation →
Q. A very strong attraction between two or more atoms that are sharing their electrons.
Ans → Covalent Bond
Explanation →
Q. Name a differential staining technique that distinguishes bacteria based upon their cell wall structure
Ans → Gram stain procedure
Explanation →
Q. A drug that dulls the sense of pain. It differs from an anesthetic agent in that it relieves pain without loss of consciousness.
Ans → Analgesic
Explanation →
Q. Name the hyperthyroidism caused by an autoimmune disease affecting thyroid function
Ans → Graves disease
Explanation →
Q. The compound that facilitates the release of O2 from oxyhemoglobin
Ans → C1– , H+ , 2, 3-BPG
Explanation →
Q. The term given to organic molecules which contain no multiple bonds.
Ans → saturated
Explanation →
Q. Vehicle often ethanol used in combination to increase the solubility of drugs.
Ans → cosolvent
Explanation →
Q. Name the class of exotoxin that targets and lyses red blood cells, as well as other cells
Ans → hemolysin
Explanation →
Q. The bonds in protein structure that are not broken on denaturation.
Ans → Peptide bonds
Explanation →
Q. The shorter identical peptide chains of an antibody molecule (two per antibody monomer), composed of variable and constant region segments
Ans → light chains
Explanation →
Q. A process in which the forward reaction can reach an equilibrium with the reverse reaction.
Ans → reversible process
Explanation →
Q. Class of antibacterials that inhibit cell wall synthesis by binding to peptidoglycan subunits and blocking their insertion into the cell wall
Ans → glycopeptides
Explanation →
Q. Adherence of particles into a larger mass due to moisture, static charge, or chemical or mechanical binding
Ans → agglomeration
Explanation →
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
Explanation →
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
Explanation →
Q. Name the adaptive immunity mediated by antibodies produced by B cells
Ans → humoral immunity
Explanation →
Q. A a term applied to an atom or molecule having one or more free valencies.
Ans → radical
Explanation →