Q1. Write in detail about the inter-relationship between various metabolic pathways (20 marks)
Q2. Write short notes on: (5 marks each = 20)
- Detoxification of ammonia from brain
- Significance of Rapaport Leubering pathway
- Lipid storage diseases
- Gluconeogenesis and its significance during starvation
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Q3. Multiple choice questions: (Each question caries 1 mark: Total 10 marks)
- Which of the following statements is FALSE regarding the active site of an enzyme?
- An active site is normally a hollow or cleft on the surface of an enzyme
- An active site is normally hydrophilic in nature
- Substrates fit into active sites and bind to functional groups within the active site
- An active site contains amino acids which are important to the binding process and the catalytic mechanism
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- Which of the following molecules is involved in the feedback control of the enzyme phosphorylase A:
- Glucose-1-phosphate
- Adrenaline
- Glycogen
- AMP
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- From which amino acid is nitrous oxide generated?
- Arginine
- Aspartic acid
- Asparaginase
- Lysine
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- Hemolytic anemia is caused by the deficiency of the enzyme:
- Glycogen phosphorylase
- Succinate dehydrogenase
- Glucose 6 phosphate dehydrogenase
- Hexokinase
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- Causes of metabolic alkalosis include all the following, EXCEPT:
- Prolonged vomitting
- Continuous gastric aspiration
- Hyperventilation
- Ingestion of antacids
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- Maple syrup urine disease is an inborn error of metabolism of:
- Sulphur-containing amino acids
- Branched chain amino acids
- Aromatic amino acids
- Dicarboxylic amino acids
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- Dental caries occur in children due to excess consumption of:
- Glucose
- Sucrose.
- Lactose
- Maltose
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- Albinism is due to deficiency of the enzyme:.
- Phenylalanine hydroxylase
- Tyrosinase
- p-Hydroxyphenylpyruvic acid oxidase
- Tyrosine dehydrogenase
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- The isoenzymes of LDH
- Differ only in a single amino acid
- Differ in catalytic activity
- Exist in 5 forms depending on M and H monomer contents
- Occur as monomers
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- Which of the following isoenzyme variants of CK is elevated in myocardial infarction?
- CK-BB
- CK-MB
- CK-MM
- All the above
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Fri, 27th May 2022 Max marks 50
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MBBS: Biochemistry Paper 1
Q1. Discuss about the role of biochemistry in medicine. (10+10 = 20 marks)
Also add a note on the role of Iron in human body
Q2. Write briefly on: (4 x 5 = 20 marks)
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- Diagnostic importance of isoenzyme giving few examples
- Dyslipidemias
- Gout
- Fluid Mosaic Model Structure of biological membrane with diagram
Q3. Multiple Choice Questions: (Each question caries 1 mark = 10)
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- Synovial fluid contains:
- Heparin
- Hyaluronic acid
- Chondroitin sulphate
- Keratin sulphate
- Nascent HDL of intestinal origin lacks:
- Apo A
- Apo C
- Apo E
- Apo C and Apo E
- Urinary urobilinogen is absent in:
- Obstructive Jaundice
- Haemolytic Jaundice
- Hepatic Jaundice
- Neonatal Jaundice
- Menke's disease is a X-linked disease characterized by
- Low level of hepatic copper
- High levels of ceruloplasmin
- High levels of plasma calcium
- High level of hepatic copper
- Albinism is due to deficiency of the enzyme:
- Phenylalanine hydroxylase
- Tyrosinase
- p-Hydroxyphenylpyruvic acid oxidase
- Tyrosine dehydrogenase
- The enzyme phosphofructokinase is an example of:
- Hydrolase
- Oxidoreductase
- Transferase
- Ligase
- Refsum's disease results from a defect in the following pathway:
- Alpha-oxidation of fatty acids
- Beta-oxidation of fatty acids
- Gamma-oxidation of fatty acids
- Omega-oxidation of fatty acids
- Free fatty acids released from adipose tissue are transported in blood by:
- Albumin
- VLDL
- LDL
- HDL
- In case of competitive enzyme inhibition:
- Vmax increases while Km remains the same
- Vmax decreases while Km remains the same
- Vmax remains the same while Km increases
- Vmax remains the same while Km decreases
- Gold standard marker for GFR (glomerular filtration rate) estimation is
- Urea clearance
- Cystatin C clearance
- Creatinine clearance
- Inulin clearance
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