Download KUHS First Year 2010 Scheme 2024 January Biochemistry Paper II Question Paper

Download KUHS First Year (1st Year) 2010 Scheme 2024 January Biochemistry Paper II Previous Question Paper

2010 Scheme
Q.P. Code 106001
Reg. No.:.....................

First Professional MBBS Degree Supplementary Examinations
January 2024

Biochemistry - Paper II
Time: 3 hrs
Max marks: 50
Answer all questions to the point neatly and legibly ? Do not leave any blank pages between
answers ? Indicate the question number correctly for the answer in the margin space
Answer all parts of a single question together ? Leave sufficient space between answers
Draw table/diagrams/flow charts wherever necessary
Essay
(10)
1. Explain in detail the active forms, biochemical functions, RDA and deficiency
manifestations of Vitamin A with a note on Wald's Visual Cycle
Short essays
(2x5=10)
2. Purine Catabolism
3. Mention the types of Porphyrias with their enzyme defects
Short notes
(5x3=15)
4. Respiratory Regulation of Blood pH
5. Applications of Radioactive Isotopes
6. Free radicals
7. Scurvy
8. Genetic code
Answer briefly
(5x2=10)
9. Urinary picture of different types of Jaundice
10. Orotic aciduria
11. Applications of PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction)
12. Hyperkalemia
13. Conjugation phase of Detoxification
Give precise answers
(5x1=5)
14. Name two inhibitors of translation
15. Name two vectors used in gene therapy
16. Name two tumour markers with the associated clinical condition
17. Coenzyme form of Niacin
18. Name two conditions caused by defective DNA repair
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