Biochemistry Mcqs - Set 4

1)   The activity of the following enzyme is affected by biotin deficiency____________?

a. Transketolase
b. Dehydrogenase
c. Oxidase
d. Carboxylase
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Carboxylase

Explanation:
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2)   The deficiency of thiamine can be identified by measuring the red cell______________?

a. Transketaolase
b. Transaldolase
c. Alpha ketoglutarate dehydrogenase
d. Pyruvate dehydrogenase
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Transketaolase

Explanation:
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3)   Competitive enzyme inhibition will cause_____________?

a. Decrease of km and increase of Vmax
b. increase of km and increase of Vmax
c. Decrease of km and decrease of Vmax
d. Increase of km and Unchanged of Vmax
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Increase of km and Unchanged of Vmax

Explanation:
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4)   Which of the following is correct of the pyruvate dehydrogenase enzyme complex ?

a. It is present in cytoplasm
b. Catalyzes the conversion of pyruvate to oxaloacetate
c. Requires TPP as cofactor
d. Catalyzes a reversible reaction
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Requires TPP as cofactor

Explanation:
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5)   Dehydrogenase used as coenzymes all of the following, except________________?

a. FMN
b. FAD
c. NADP+
d. Ferro protoporphyrin
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Ferro protoporphyrin

Explanation:
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6)   Benzidine test is positive with the enzyme______________?

a. Cytochrome oxidase
b. Dehydrogenase
c. Hydrolase
d. Peroxidase
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Peroxidase

Explanation:
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7)   Key glycolytic enzymes_____________?

a. Phosphofructokinase
b. Hexokinase
c. Pyruvate kinase
d. Glucose 1,6 diphosphatase
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Phosphofructokinase

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


8)   Multiienzyme complex in human_______________?

a. Fatty acid synthetase
b. Malonyl CoA carboxylase
c. Carbomoyl Phosphate synthetase
d. Adenosine phospho ribosyl transferase
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Fatty acid synthetase

Explanation:
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9)   Which of the following is NOT a characteristic feature of allosteric enzymes ?

a. They are multienzyme complex
b. Follow Michaelis-Menton Kinetics
c. Presence of Modulator site
d. Give sigmoid shaped curve
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Follow Michaelis-Menton Kinetics

Explanation:
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10)   A example of a preventive antioxidant is_______________?

a. Catalase
b. Tocopherol
c. Superoxide dismutase
d. Urate
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Catalase

Explanation:
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11)   LDH has following number oflsoenzymes________________?

a. 5
b. 3
c. 11
d. 2
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: 5

Explanation:
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12)   One of the earliest symptoms of Vit. A deficiency is________________?

a. Nyctalopia
b. Xerophthalmia
c. Bitot’s spot
d. Keratomalacia
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Nyctalopia

Explanation:
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13)   The enzyme phosphofructo kinase-1 is strongly activated by_______________?

a. Cyclic AMP
b. Adenosine tri phosphate
c. Citrate
d. Fructose 2,6 bis phosphate
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Fructose 2,6 bis phosphate

Explanation:
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14)   Megnesium is needed for the activity of which enzymes ?

a. Phosphatase
b. Aldolase
c. Dismutase
d. ATPase
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: ATPase

Explanation:
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15)   When the prosthetic group of an enzyme is an inorganic ion, it is called a_____________?

a. Cofactor
b. Coenzyme
c. Apoenzyme
d. Holoenzyme
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Cofactor

Explanation:
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16)   Coenzyme, in an enzymatic reaction usually functions to_____________?

a. Activate the substrate
b. Increase the active sites of apoenzyme
c. Enhance the specificity of apoenzyme
d. Accept one of the cleavage products
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Accept one of the cleavage products

Explanation:
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17)   The most common enzyme deficiency in man is___________?

a. Glucose 6 phosphate dehydrogenase
b. Glucose 6 phosphatase
c. Hexokinase
d. Glucose 1,6 diphosphatase
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Glucose 6 phosphate dehydrogenase

Explanation:
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18)   Enzymes concerned with the citric acid cycle are found in______________?

a. Nucleus
b. Mitochondria
c. Ribosomes
d. Non-particulate cytoplasm
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Mitochondria

Explanation:
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19)   Serum alkaline phosphatase level increase in_______________?

a. Hypothyroidism
b. Carcinoma of prostate
c. Hyperparathyroidism
d. Myocardial infarction
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Hyperparathyroidism

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


20)   The enzyme that splits hydrogen peroxide into water and oxygen is_____________?

a. Cytochromes
b. Cytochrome P 450
c. Super oxide dismutase
d. Catalase
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Catalase

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


21)   Enzyme that catalyses the transfer of a molecule group from one molecule to another is_____________?

a. Oxidases
b. Peptidases
c. Transferases
d. LIpases
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Transferases

Explanation:
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22)   The activity of this plasma enzyme is responsible virtually for all plasma cholesterol esters in humans_______________?

a. Lecithin cholesterol acyl transferase (LCAT)
b. Pyrophospho mevalonate decarboxylase
c. HMG CoA reductase
d. Phospho mevalonate kinase
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Lecithin cholesterol acyl transferase (LCAT)

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!


23)   Enzymes are classified according to_________________?

a. Action on substrate
b. Action of coenzymes
c. Nature of the enzymes
d. All of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Action on substrate

Explanation:
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24)   Fraction of CPK is an enzyme that is elevated in a myocardial infarct is____________________?

a. MM fraction
b. MB fraction
c. BB fraction
d. Both MM and BB fraction
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: MB fraction

Explanation:
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25)   A material that speeds up a chemical reaction without chemically becoming involved is called_____________?

a. A solvent
b. A base
c. A catalyst
d. Thermoplastic
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: A catalyst

Explanation:
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26)   Km of an enzyme is_____________?

a. Dissociation constant
b. The normal physiological substrate concentration
c. Substrate concentration at half maximal velocity
d. Numerically identical for all isozymes that catalyses a given reaction
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Substrate concentration at half maximal velocity

Explanation:
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27)   Acetyl Co-A acts as a substrate for all the enzymes except______________?

a. HMG-Co A synthase
b. Malic enzyme
c. Malonyl CoA synthetase
d. Fatty acid synthetase
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Malic enzyme

Explanation:
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28)   The enzyme that is specifically increased in obstructive jaundice is_____________?

a. Glutamate oxaloacetate transaminase
b. Glutamate pyruvate transaminase
c. Alkaline phosphaase
d. Acid phosphatase
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Alkaline phosphaase

Explanation:
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29)   Elevated levels of serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase in indicative of______________?

a. Deficiency of glutamic acid
b. Deficiency of oxaloacetic acid
c. Liver disease
d. All of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Liver disease

Explanation:
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30)   Muscle glycogen, which cannot contribute to blood glucose due to the absence of which enzymes ?

a. Phosphoglutamase
b. Branching enzyme
c. Debranching enzyme
d. Glucose-6-phosphotase
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Glucose-6-phosphotase

Explanation:
No explanation is available for this question!