Home⇒ Medical Science⇒ Biochemistry⇒ Amino acid metabolism
| 1-Dont try to cram or spend more time here just read it fast and cover syllabus then practice MCQ's cheptor of same topic to check your progress. . |
| 2-Wrong options are also given but dont concentrate there, Right answer is in bold format. |
| Q1 ⇒ Transamination is the process where α-amino group is removed from the amino acid [other wrong options] [Discuss in forum] |
| Q2 ⇒ Lysine is degraded to acetoacetyl CoA and is described as a ketogenic amino acid [other wrong options] [Discuss in forum] |
| Q3 ⇒ A glucogenic amino acid is one which is degraded to pyruvate or citric acid cycle intermediates [other wrong options] [Discuss in forum] |
| Q4 ⇒ Transaminase enzymes are present in liver [other wrong options] [Discuss in forum] |
| Q5 ⇒ Histidine is degraded to α-ketoglutarate and is described as a glucogenic amino acid [other wrong options] [Discuss in forum] |
| Q6 ⇒ A person with phenylketonuria is advised not to consume which of the following products? Aspartame [other wrong options] [Discuss in forum] |
| Q7 ⇒ A best described ketogenic amino acid is lysine [other wrong options] [Discuss in forum] |
| Q8 ⇒ An example of a transamination process is aspartate + α ketoglutarate = glutamate + oxaloacetate [other wrong options] [Discuss in forum] |
| Q9 ⇒ Transamination is the transfer of an amino group from an amino acid to a keto acid [other wrong options] [Discuss in forum] |
| Q10 ⇒ A person with phenylketonuria cannot convert phenylalanine to tyrosine [other wrong options] [Discuss in forum] |
| Q11 ⇒ An example of the oxidative deamination is glutamate = α-ketoglutarate + NH3 [other wrong options] [Discuss in forum] |
| Q12 ⇒ Which of the following amino acids is considered as both ketogenic and glucogenic? Tryptophan [other wrong options] [Discuss in forum] |
| Q13 ⇒ Tyrosine is degraded to acetoacetyl CoA and fumarate and is described as a ketogenic and glucogenic amino acid [other wrong options] [Discuss in forum] |
| Q14 ⇒ A person suffering from phenylketonuria on consumption food containing high phenylalanine may lead to the accumulation of phenylpyruvate [other wrong options] [Discuss in forum] |
| Q15 ⇒ Oxidative deamination is the conversion of an amino acid to a keto acid plus ammonia [other wrong options] [Discuss in forum] |
| Q16 ⇒ In the normal breakdown of phenylalanine, it is initially degraded to tyrosine [other wrong options] [Discuss in forum] |
| Q17 ⇒ The most toxic compounds is phenylpyruvate [other wrong options] [Discuss in forum] |
| Q18 ⇒ A ketogenic amino acid is one which degrades to either acetyl CoA or acetoacetyl CoA [other wrong options] [Discuss in forum] |
| Q19 ⇒ Which of the following is the best described glucogenic amino acid? Valine [other wrong options] [Discuss in forum] |
| Q20 ⇒ A person with phenylketonuria will convert phenylalanine to phenylpyruvate [other wrong options] [Discuss in forum] |