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				This section includes 16 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Biochemistry knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. | Phosphoribosyl pyrophosphate is a precursor of tryptophan and ____________ | 
| A. | Tyrosine | 
| B. | Histidine | 
| C. | Phenylalanine | 
| D. | Isoleucine | 
| Answer» C. Phenylalanine | |
| 2. | Which of the following can be formed by hydroxylation of phenylalanine? | 
| A. | Serine | 
| B. | Tyrosine | 
| C. | Tryptophan | 
| D. | Leucine | 
| Answer» C. Tryptophan | |
| 3. | Which of the following gives rise to methionine, threonine, and lysine? | 
| A. | Pyruvate | 
| B. | Glutamate | 
| C. | Aspartate | 
| D. | Serine | 
| Answer» D. Serine | |
| 4. | Precursor of glycine is ____________ | 
| A. | Proline | 
| B. | Glutamine | 
| C. | Serine | 
| D. | Glutamate | 
| Answer» D. Glutamate | |
| 5. | The cyclized derivative of glutamate is ____________ | 
| A. | Proline | 
| B. | Arginine | 
| C. | Glutamine | 
| D. | Serine | 
| Answer» B. Arginine | |
| 6. | Pyruvate is the precursor for ____________ | 
| A. | Alanine | 
| B. | Glutamate | 
| C. | Serine | 
| D. | Proline | 
| Answer» B. Glutamate | |
| 7. | 3-phosphoglycerate is not the metabolic precursor for ____________ | 
| A. | Serine | 
| B. | Glycine | 
| C. | Cysteine | 
| D. | Arginine | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 8. | WHICH_OF_THE_FOLLOWING_CAN_BE_FORMED_BY_HYDROXYLATION_OF_PHENYLALANINE??$ | 
| A. | Serine | 
| B. | Tyrosine | 
| C. | Tryptophan | 
| D. | Leucine | 
| Answer» C. Tryptophan | |
| 9. | Which of the following is not an aromatic amino acid? | 
| A. | Phenylalanine | 
| B. | Tyrosine | 
| C. | Tryptophan | 
| D. | Leucine | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 10. | Which of the following gives rise to valine and isoleucine? | 
| A. | Pyruvate | 
| B. | Glutamate | 
| C. | Aspartate | 
| D. | Serine | 
| Answer» B. Glutamate | |
| 11. | Which of the following gives rise to methionine, threonine and lysine? | 
| A. | Pyruvate | 
| B. | Glutamate | 
| C. | Aspartate | 
| D. | Serine | 
| Answer» D. Serine | |
| 12. | Which of the following is a non-essential amino acid? | 
| A. | Methionine | 
| B. | Threonine | 
| C. | Lysine | 
| D. | Cysteine | 
| Answer» E. | |
| 13. | Precursor of glycine is | 
| A. | Proline | 
| B. | Glutamine | 
| C. | Serine | 
| D. | Glutamate | 
| Answer» D. Glutamate | |
| 14. | The cyclized derivative of glutamate is | 
| A. | Proline | 
| B. | Arginine | 
| C. | Glutamine | 
| D. | Serine | 
| Answer» B. Arginine | |
| 15. | Pyruvate is the precursor for | 
| A. | Alanine | 
| B. | Glutamate | 
| C. | Serine | 
| D. | Proline | 
| Answer» B. Glutamate | |
| 16. | 3-phosphoglycerate is not the metabolic precursor for | 
| A. | Serine | 
| B. | Glycine | 
| C. | Cysteine | 
| D. | Arginine | 
| Answer» E. | |