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Question 1

All amino acids at a pH of 7 has its isoelectric point at a pH of 6, therefore it will be?

Answer 1

Negatively charged

Question 2

An increase in which of the following minerals causes a decrease in blood pressure?

Answer 2

Potassium

Question 3

Anaerobic glycolysis yields how many ATP?

Answer 3

2

Question 4

Dietary vitamin E is absorbed in the intestines by?

Answer 4

Lipids

Question 5

Extracellular ammonia is transported from skeletal muscle to the liver by?

Answer 5

L Alanine

Question 6

If a substance contains 30% starch, 10% maltose, 10% lactose, 50% sucrose what % is glucose, galactose, fructose?

Answer 6

70, 5, 25

Question 7

In fatty acid biosynthesis which of the following requires NADPH?

Answer 7

Ketoacyl reductase

Question 8

In the initial step of the CTA the combination of acetyl CoA & what form citrate?

Answer 8

Oxaloacetate

Question 9

Ketones results from?

Answer 9

Incomplete oxidation of fats

Question 10

Oxaloacetate is the alpha keto of?

Answer 10

Aspartic acid

Question 11

Oxidation of fatty acids yielding CO₂ & water thorugh beta oxidation also goes through?

Answer 11

TCA & ETC

Question 12

The build-up of cholesterol will inhibit?

Answer 12

HMG CoA reductase

Question 13

The molecule that enzymes act upon is known as?

Answer 13

Substrate

Question 14

The most abundant polar compound of a cell membrane is?

Answer 14

Phosphate portion of phospholipids

Question 15

The reason that the TCA cycle cannot proceed under the anaerobic conditions?

Answer 15

Cannot regenerate NAD & FAD without O₂

Question 16

tRNA is responsible for?

Answer 16

Supplying amino acids to complete a protein chain

Question 17

What amino acid is a precursor to serotonin?

Answer 17

Tryptophan

Question 18

What amino acid is converted to indole in the intestine?

Answer 18

Tryptophan

Question 19

What carbon source supplies the glycerol portion of the triglyceride for lipogenesis?

Answer 19

Acetyl CoA

Question 20

What leads to ketone body synthesis?

Answer 20

Incomplete oxidation of fats

Question 21

What lipids comprise the majority of dietary fats?

Answer 21

Triglycerides

Question 22

What type of bond holds DNA bases together?

Answer 22

Esther

Question 23

What type of bonds are between amino acids?

Answer 23

Peptide

Question 24

What vitamin is used for carboxylation reaction during Gluconeogenesis?

Answer 24

Biotin

Question 25

What's the final stage in the complete metabolism of fat?

Answer 25

TCA cycle

Question 26

Whch vitamin is required for the uptake of lipoproteins in the intestines?

Answer 26

K

Question 27

Which are pyrimidines?

Answer 27

Uracil & cytosine

Question 28

Which CTA cycle intermediate is a mitochondrial membrane transporter?

Answer 28

Citrate

Question 29

Which is considered to be the most saturated?

Answer 29

Coconut oil

Question 30

Which is responsible for carboxylation Rx?

Answer 30

Biotin

Question 31

Which is the active form of folate?

Answer 31

Tetrahydrofolate

Question 32

Which is the limiting amino acid in grains?

Answer 32

Lysine

Question 33

Which of the following affects growth factor?

Answer 33

Zinc

Question 34

Which of the following amino acids is ketogenic?

Answer 34

Lysine

Question 35

Which of the following bonds are found in lipids?

Answer 35

Ester

Question 36

Which of the following has the highest energy compound?

Answer 36

Creatinine phosphate

Question 37

Which of the following is a major source of Ca²⁺ in humans?

Answer 37

Dairy products

Question 38

Which of the following is a negative allosteric inhibitor?

Answer 38

ATP

Question 39

Which of the following is a precursor to melatonin?

Answer 39

Serotonin

Question 40

Which of the following is a precursor to prostaglandins?

Answer 40

Ecosanoids

Question 41

Which of the following is not a ketone? Beta-hydroxybutyric Acid Acetoacetone Mevalonate Acetone

Answer 41

Beta-hydroxybutyric Acid

Question 42

Which of the following pulls fatty acid across the mitochondrial membrane?

Answer 42

Carnitine

Question 43

Which of the following states produces the most fatty acids?

Answer 43

High carbohydrate diet

Question 44

Which of the following vitamin deficiency is responsible for xeropthalmia?

Answer 44

Retinol