Biochemistry (GATE)

Biochemistry topics covering vitamins, bile acids, amino acids, and proteins for GATE preparation

9 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following bile acids are found in mice?

  1. Muricholic acids
  2. Chenodeoxycholic acids
  3. Deoxycholic acids
  4. Ursodeoxycholic acids
  5. None of these
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

L-tryptophan is used for the production of

  1. biotin
  2. niacin
  3. folic acid
  4. ascorbic acid
  5. None of these
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Serotonin is released from

  1. enterochromaffin cells
  2. kupffer cells
  3. clara cells
  4. paneth cells
  5. None of these
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Vitamin-C was originally called

  1. L-hexuronic acid
  2. thiamine
  3. pantothenic acid
  4. folic acid
  5. None of these
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Humans contain ___________ as bile acids.

  1. deoxycholic acid and lithocholic acid
  2. cholic acid and chenodeoxycholic acid
  3. ursodeoxycholic acid and muricholic acid
  4. muricholic acid and cholic acid
  5. None of these
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Photochemical reactions are found in

  1. ergocalciferol
  2. biotin
  3. niacin
  4. thiamine
  5. None of these
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Ergosterol exposed to UV radiation produces vitamin

  1. B2
  2. D2
  3. D3
  4. D5
  5. None of these
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following acts as muscle-stimulating protein?

  1. Leucine
  2. Proline
  3. Arginine
  4. Astacin
  5. None of these
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Selectins are mostly bound up with

  1. cytokines
  2. thrombin
  3. histamine
  4. sugar moieties
  5. Both (1) and (2)