19 SEPTEMBER 2021 CURRENT AFFAIRS QUIZ

Tyrosine is degraded to acetoacetyl CoA and fumarate and is described as a

keto-gluco amino acid

ketogenic amino acid

glucogenic amino acid

ketogenic and glucogenic amino acid

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Which of the following is the best described glucogenic amino acid?

None of these

Valine

Tryptophan

Lysine

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An example of the oxidative deamination is

aspartate + hexanoic acid = glutamate + Oxaloacetate

aspartate + α-ketoglutarate = glutamate + oxaloacetate

glutamate = hexanoic acid + NH3

glutamate = α-ketoglutarate + NH3

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A glucogenic amino acid is one which is degraded to

None of these

keto-sugars

pyruvate or citric acid cycle intermediates

either acetyl CoA or acetoacetyl CoA

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A person with phenylketonuria is advised not to consume which of the following products?

Fat containing food

Glucose

Aspartame

Glycine containing foods

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Transaminase enzymes are present in

none of these

intestine

pancreas

liver

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Oxidative deamination is the conversion of an amino

acid to a keto acid plus ammonia

group from an amino acid to a keto acid

acid to a carboxylic acid plus ammonia

group from an amino acid to a carboxylic acid

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The most toxic compounds is

phenylalanine

phenylpyruvate

tyrosine

lysine

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An example of a transamination process is

glutamate = hexanoic acid + NH3

glutamate = α-ketoglutarate + NH3

aspartate + hexanoic acid = glutamate + oxaloacetate

aspartate + α ketoglutarate = glutamate + oxaloacetate

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A person with phenylketonuria cannot convert

phenylalanine to lysine

phenylalanine to isoleucine

phenol into ketones

phenylalanine to tyrosine

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