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This section includes 10 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Biochemistry knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
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 -ketoglutarate and NH4+ by a process ___________ |
A. | Oxidative deamination |
B. | Transamination |
C. | Reductive deamination |
D. | Deamination |
Answer» B. Transamination | |