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MCQ on Amino Acid Metabolism
1. Which out of the following amino acids is not converted to Succinyl co A?
a) Methionine
b) Valine
c) Isoleucine
d) Histidine
Answer: d
2. Which of the following is non-essential amino acid?
a) Lysine
b) Leucine
c) Serine
d) Methionine
Answer: c
3. Which of these amino acids are essential for infants?
a) Methionine
b) Arginine and Histidine
c) Valine
d) Lysine and Leucine
Answer: b
4. All of the following compounds are synthesized by transmethylation reactions, except-
a) Choline
b) Epinephrine
c) Creatine
d) Ethanolamine
Answer: d
5. Histamine, a chemical mediator of allergies and anaphylaxis, is synthesized from amino acid Histidine by which of the following processes?
a) Deamination
b) Decarboxylation
c) Transamination
d) Dehydrogenation
Answer: b
6. The synthesis of all of the following compounds except one is deficient in a patient suffering from Phenylketonuria-
a) Melanin
b) Melatonin
c) Catecholamines
d) Thyroid hormone
Answer: b
7. The diet of a child suffering from Maple syrup urine disease (an amino acid disorder), should be low, in which out of the following amino acids content?
a) Branched chain amino acids
b) Phenylalanine Alanine
c) Methionine
d) Tryptophan
Answer: a
8. Which out of the following amino acids in not required for creatine synthesis?
a) Methionine
b) Serine
c) Glycine
d) Arginine
Answer: b
9. All of the following substances are synthesized from Cysteine, except-
a) Taurine
b) Mercaptoethanolamine
c) Melanin
d) Pyruvate
Answer: c
10. Urea is synthesized in –
a) Cytoplasm
b) Mitochondria
c) Both cytoplasm and mitochondria
d) In lysosomes
Answer: c
11. Blood urea decreases in all of the following conditions, except-
a) Liver cirrhosis
b) Pregnancy
c) Renal failure
d) Urea cycle disorders
Answer: c
12. All of the following amino acids are donors of one carbon compounds except-
a) Histidine
b) Tyrosine
c) Tryptophan
d) Serine
Answer: b
13. The two nitrogen of urea are derived from-
a) Aspartate and Ammonia
b) Glutamate and ammonia
c) Argino succinate and ammonia
d) Alanine and ammonia
Answer: a
14. Which out of the following amino acids is not required for the synthesis of Glutathione?
a) Serine
b) Cysteine
c) Glutamic acid
d) Glycine
Answer: a
15. The first line of defense in brain in conditions of hyperammonemia is-
a) Urea formation
b) Glutamine synthesis
c) Glutamate synthesis
d) Asparagine formation
Answer: b
16. Which coenzyme out of the followings is required for the oxidative deamination of most of amino acids?
a) Folic acid
b) Pyridoxal- P
c) FMN
d) FAD
Answer: c
17. Chose the incorrect statement about amino acid Glycine-
a) One carbon donor
b) Required for the synthesis of haem
c) Forms oxalates upon catabolism
d) Both glucogenic as well as ketogenic
Answer: d
18. Which out of the followings is required as a coenzyme for the transamination reactions?
a) Coenzyme A
b) Pyridoxal-P
c) Folic acid
d) Cobalamine
Answer: b
19. A patient diagnosed with Homocystinuria should be supplemented with all of the following vitamins except-
a) Vitamin C
b) Folic acid
c) Vitamin B12
d) Pyridoxal- P
Answer: a
20. In a patient suffering from Cystinuria, which out of the following amino acids is not seen in urine of affected patients?
a) Arginine
b) Methionine
c) Lysine
d) Ornithine
Answer: b
21. Positive nitrogen balance is seen in all of the following conditions except-
a) Pregnancy
b) Growth
c) Fever
d) Convalescence
Answer: c
22. The L-amino acids are absorbed from intestine by-
a) Active transport
b) Passive diffusion
c) Pinocytosis
d) Facilitated diffusion
Answer: a
23. A child presented with increased frequency of urination, photophobia and impairment of vision. Which out of the following defects could be responsible for the said symptoms?
a) Tyrosinosis
b) Cystinosis
c) Alkaptonuria
d) Albinism
Answer: b
24. Which out of the following statements about Glutamate dehydrogenase is correct?
a) Required for transamination reactions
b) Universally present in all the cells of the body
c) Can utilize either of NAD+/NADP+
d) Catalyzes conversion of glutamate to glutamine.
Answer: c
25. Dopamine is synthesized from which of the following amino acids?
a) Tyrosine
b) Tryptophan
c) Histidine
d) Methionine
Answer: a
26. In mammalian tissue serine can be a biosynthetic precursor for which amino acid?
a) Methionine
b) Glycine
c) Arginine
d) Lysine
Answer: b
27. Hydroxylation of Phenyl Alanine to Tyrosine requires all except
a) Glutathione
b) Tetra hydrobiopterin
c) Molecular oxygen
d) NADPH
Answer: a
28. The amino acid that undergoes oxidative deamination at the highest rate is-
a) Glutamine
b) Glutamate
c) Aspartate
d) Alanine
Answer: b
29. Transamination reaction in amino acid synthesis is catalyzed by enzyme_________
a) Nitric oxide synthase
b) Decarboxylase
c) Aminotransferase
d) Glutamate decarboxylase
Answer: a
30. Intermediates of which of the following metabolic pathway have not been used in the synthesis of amino acids?
a) Glycolysis
b) Fatty acid biosynthesis
c) Citric acid cycle
d) Pentose phosphate pathway
Answer: b
31. Name the amino acid which does not take part in transamination during amino acid catabolism.
a) Proline
b) Threonine
c) Lysine
d) Serine
Answer: d
32. Name those living organisms which secrete nitrogen in the form of urea?
a) Ureotelic
b) Uricotelic
c) Ammonotelic
d) Nitroso compounds
Answer: a
33. Name the type of cell in which synthesis of urea cycle takes place?
a) Pancreatic cell
b) Hepatocyte
c) Bowman’s gland cell
d) Urinary epithelium cell
Answer: b
34. Which of these is a hereditary disease caused due to an error in amino acid metabolism?
a) Homocystinuria
b) Albinism
c) Phenylketonuria
d) Branched-chain ketoaciduria
Answer: c
35. In which form the nitrogen is incorporated into an amino acid?
a) Nitrite
b) Glutamate
c) Nitrate
d) Ammonium ion
Answer: d
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