AMINO ACID METABOLISM QUIZ

Transaminase enzymes are present in

pancreas

intestine

none of these

liver

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Oxidative deamination is the conversion of an amino

acid to a keto acid plus ammonia

acid to a carboxylic acid plus ammonia

group from an amino acid to a keto acid

group from an amino acid to a carboxylic acid

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A person suffering from phenylketonuria on consumption food containing high phenylalanine may lead to the accumulation of

phenylalanine

tyrosine

phenylpyruvate

isoleucine

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Transamination is the transfer of an amino

group from an amino acid to a carboxylic acid

acid to a keto acid plus ammonia

acid to a carboxylic acid plus ammonia

group from an amino acid to a keto acid

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A person with phenylketonuria will convert

tyrosine to phenylalanine

phenylalanine to phenylpyruvate

phenylalanine to isoleucine

phenylpyruvate to phenylalanine

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A person with phenylketonuria cannot convert

phenylalanine to isoleucine

phenylalanine to lysine

phenylalanine to tyrosine

phenol into ketones

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Lysine is degraded to acetoacetyl CoA and is described as a

none of these

ketogenic amino acid

glucogenic amino acid

keto-gluco amino acid

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Transamination is the process where

None of these

carboxyl group is transferred from amino acid

α-amino group is removed from the amino acid

polymerisation of amino acid takes place

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Which of the following amino acids is considered as both ketogenic and glucogenic?

None of these

Tryptophan

Lysine

Valine

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A best described ketogenic amino acid is

lysine

tryptophan

valine

none of these

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