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Iron is transported in the plasma in a bound form to a protein
Pharmacy Pharmacy Pharmacy Biochemistry Pharmacist Competitive Exams
Q. Iron is transported in the plasma in a bound form to a protein
Ans → Transferrin,
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This question is taken from the test/quiz post: Biochemistry Important One Liners Questions On Mineral Metabolism - attemp/practice
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Q. The inorganic element found in the structure of majority of high-energy compounds
Ans → Phosphorus
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Q. The copper containing protein involved for the conversion of ferrous iron (Fe2+) to ferric iron (Fe3+) in the plasma
Ans → Ceruloplasmin
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Q. The element involved in the protection of cells against the damage of H2O2 and other free radicals
Ans → Selenium
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Q. substance(s) is(are) involved in the regulation of plasma calcium level
Ans → Calcitriol , Parathyroid hormone, Calcitonin
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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. A negative sign of free energy indicates that the reaction is
Ans → Exergonic or spontaneous
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Q. The high level of energy electrons can achieve as energy is added.
Ans → excited state
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Q. A common STI of the reproductive system caused by Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Ans → Gonorrheao
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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. Type of mutation involving the addition of one or more bases into a DNA sequence
Ans → insertion
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Q. Name the molecule that slides between the stacked nitrogenous bases of the DNA double helix, potentially resulting in a frameshift mutation
Ans → intercalating agent
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Q. A solution property that changes if the concentration of that solution changes.
Ans → colligative property
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Q. Plasma lipoprotein that is inversely correlated with coronary heart disease is
Ans → HDL
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Q. A Biologically active substance, which when biodistributed in the body is expected to modify one or more of its functions.
Ans → drug
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Q. The deposit of a drug in a body created by injection or by a similar mode of introduction to form a source of slow release.
Ans → depot
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Q. Synthesis of 2, 3-bisphosphoglycerate occurs in the tissue namely.
Ans → Erythrocytes
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Q. For a substance, the time required for the amount of a drug or a substance in a biological system to be reduced to one-half of its value by biological processes when the rate of removal is approximately exponential.
Ans → biological half life
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Q. Non-fluid colloidal network or polymer network that is expanded throughout its whole volume by a fluid.
Ans → gel
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Q. A ligand that binds to a receptor and alters the receptor state resulting in a biological response.
Ans → Agonist
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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. Anti-tuberculosis drug, isonicotinic acid hydrazide (INH) leads to the deficiency of vitamin
Ans → Pyridoxine (B6)
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Q. stereoisomeric structures which are not enantiomers (mirror images) of one another.
Ans → diastereomers
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