FIRST M.B.B.S. DEGREE EXAMINATION
(New Regulations)
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Part I
Paper III - BIOCHEMISTRY
Time: Three hours
Maximum: 90 marks
Answer ALL the questions
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Sections A and B should be answered in separate answer papers
Section C must be answered separately on the answer sheet placed inside the question paper booklet as per the instructions given on the first page
SECTION A - (2X15=30 marks)
- Name the aromatic amino acids. Describe the metabolism of any one of them. Indicate the genetic errors in this pathway.
- Write an essay on Vitamin D, indicating its chemical nature, formation, biochemical roles, physiological functions, deficiency manifestations, sources and requirements.
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SECTION B - (8X5=40)
Write short note on:
- Metabolic role of glutamine
- Electron transport chain
- Biological value of proteins
- Metabolic acidosis
- Chromatography
- Renal function tests
- Define Km value and
- Rhodopsin cycle
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