Explore topic-wise MCQs in Biochemistry.

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.