Explore topic-wise MCQs in Biochemistry.

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1.

Which of the following hydrolyzes successive amino-terminal residues from short peptides?

A. Aminopeptidase
B. Enteropeptidase
C. Glutamine synthase
D. Glutamate dehydrogenase
Answer» B. Enteropeptidase
2.

Trypsinogen is converted to its active state by ___________

A. Enteropeptidase
B. Glutaminase
C. Glutamine synthase
D. Glutamate dehydrogenase
Answer» B. Glutaminase
3.

Which of the following operates at an important intersection of carbon and nitrogen metabolism?

A. Amino transferases
B. Glutaminase
C. Glutamine synthase
D. Glutamate dehydrogenase
Answer» E.
4.

Glutamine is converted to glutamate and NH4+ by ___________

A. Amino transferases
B. Glutaminase
C. Glutamine synthase
D. Glutamate dehydrogenase
Answer» C. Glutamine synthase
5.

The combined action of aminotransferase and glutamate dehydrogenase is referred as ___________

A. Oxidative deamination
B. Transamination
C. Reductive deamination
D. Transdeamination
Answer» E.
6.

Which is the first step in the catabolism of most L-amino acids once they have reached the liver is promoted?

A. Amino transferases
B. Glutaminase
C. Glutamine synthase
D. Glutamate dehydrogenase
Answer» B. Glutaminase
7.

What is the necessary coenzyme for transamination reactions?

A. Pyridoxal phosphate
B. Thiamine pyrophosphate
C. NAD
D. Coenzyme A
Answer» B. Thiamine pyrophosphate
8.

Pyridoxal phosphate and its aminate form, pyridoxamine phosphate are tightly bound coenzymes of ___________

A. Amino transferases
B. Glutaminase
C. Glutamine synthase
D. Glutamate dehydrogenase
Answer» B. Glutaminase
9.

Free ammonia combined with glutamate to yield glutamine by the action of ___________

A. Glutaminase
B. Glutamine synthase
C. Glutamate dehydrogenase
D. Amino transferase
Answer» C. Glutamate dehydrogenase
10.

Glutamate is metabolically converted to α-ketoglutarate and NH4+ by a process ___________

A. Oxidative deamination
B. Transamination
C. Reductive deamination
D. Deamination
Answer» B. Transamination
11.

TRYPSINOGEN_IS_CONVERTED_TO_ITS_ACTIVE_STATE_BY?$

A. Enteropeptidase
B. Glutaminase
C. Glutamine synthase
D. Glutamate dehydrogenase
Answer» B. Glutaminase
12.

Which_of_the_following_hydrolyzes_successive_amino-terminal_residues_from_short_peptides?

A. Aminopeptidase
B. Enteropeptidase
C. Glutamine synthase
D. Glutamate dehydrogenase
Answer» B. Enteropeptidase
13.

Which of the following operates at an important intersection of carbon and nitrogen metabolism?

A. Amino transferases
B. Glutaminase
C. Glutamine synthase
D. Glutamate dehydrogenase
Answer» E.
14.

Glutamine is converted to glutamate and NH4+ by

A. Amino transferases
B. Glutaminase
C. Glutamine synthase
D. Glutamate dehydrogenase
Answer» C. Glutamine synthase
15.

The combined action of aminotransferase and glutamate dehydrogenase is referred as

A. Oxidative deamination
B. Transamination
C. Reductive deamination
D. Transdeamination
Answer» E.
16.

The first step in the catabolism of most L-amino acids once they have reached the liver is promoted by

A. Amino transferases
B. Glutaminase
C. Glutamine synthase
D. Glutamate dehydrogenase
Answer» B. Glutaminase
17.

The necessary coenzyme for transamination reactions is

A. Pyridoxal phosphate
B. Thiamine pyrophosphate
C. NAD
D. Coenzyme A
Answer» B. Thiamine pyrophosphate
18.

Pyridoxal phosphate and its aminate form, pyridoxamine phosphate are tightly bound coenzymes of

A. Amino transferases
B. Glutaminase
C. Glutamine synthase
D. Glutamate dehydrogenase
Answer» B. Glutaminase
19.

Free ammonia combined with glutamate to yield glutamine by the action of

A. Glutaminase
B. Glutamine synthase
C. Glutamate dehydrogenase
D. Amino transferase
Answer» C. Glutamate dehydrogenase
20.

Glutamate is metabolically converted to α-ketoglutarate and NH4+ by a process

A. Oxidative deamination
B. Transamination
C. Reductive deamination
D. Deamination
Answer» B. Transamination