Molecular Structure

Molecular Structure

10 Questions Published

Questions

Question 1 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following enzymes helps in the digestion of fats?

  1. Lipase
  2. Amylase
  3. Nuclease
  4. Polymerase
  5. Endonuclease
Question 2 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following nucleotides serves as allosteric regulator and an energy source for protein synthesis?

  1. ATP
  2. GTP
  3. CTP
  4. UDP
  5. cGMP
Question 3 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

At physiological pH nucleotides are ___________.

  1. positively charged
  2. negatively charged
  3. amphoteric
  4. neutral
  5. Zwitterions
Question 4 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following analogues is used in the treatment of gout?

  1. Allopurinol
  2. Cytarabine
  3. Azathioprine
  4. 5-iodouracil
  5. 5-methylcytosine
Question 5 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The oxo and amino groups of purines and pyrimidines exhibit which of the following type of tautomerism?

  1. Keto-enol and amine-imine
  2. Methyl-methenyl
  3. Amide-imidic
  4. Ketene-yenol
  5. Enamine-enamine
Question 6 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following enzymes relax or insert supercoils in DNA?

  1. Endonucleases
  2. Exonucleases
  3. Helicases
  4. Topoisomerases
  5. DNA ligases
Question 7 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

End product of purine metabolism in mammals other than higher primates is _________.

  1. allantoin
  2. uric acid
  3. ionosine
  4. beta-alanine
  5. ammonia
Question 8 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

The concentration of nucleotides and nucleic acids are often expressed in terms of ________.

  1. absorbance at 260 nm
  2. absorbance at 360 nm
  3. absorbance at 450 nm
  4. absorbance at 110 nm
  5. absorbance at 540 nm
Question 9 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Small DNA elements capable of transposing themselves in and out of the host genome in ways that affect the function of neighbouring DNA sequences are known as ________.

  1. jumping genes
  2. processed genes
  3. pseudogenes
  4. microsatellite sequences
  5. lines
Question 10 Multiple Choice (Single Answer)

Which of the following is used in recombinant DNA experiments to lower the melting temperature?

  1. Formamide
  2. betaine
  3. magnesium ions
  4. dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO)
  5. Taq pol