4th Biochesmitry Lecture Exam (Batch 2026) Flashcards
- True of the Pentose Phosphate Pathway:
A.Occurs in the cytoplasm
B.Has three irreversible reactions
C.Produces ATP
D.Produces Ribose
D.Produces Ribose
- Coenzyme responsible for the dehydrogenation of Glucose 6 Phophate:
A.NADP+
B.NADPH
C.NADP+ and NADPH
D.NAD
A.NADP+
- Ribulose 5 Phosphate is an important product of Pentose Phosphate Pathway because:
A.it is a substrate for fatty acid synthesis
B.It is a substrate for steroid sythesis
C.It is a substrate for nucleotide synthesis
D.all of the above
C.It is a substrate for nucleotide synthesis
- The products of the Pentose Phosphate Pathway are:
A.2 NADPH, 1 carbon dioxide, 2 Ribose
B.2 NADPH, 1 carbon dioxide, Ribose
C.2 NADPH, 2 carbon dioxide, Ribose
D.1 NADPH, 2 carbon dioxide, 2 Ribose
B.2 NADPH, 1 carbon dioxide, Ribose
- Substances that may make people with G6PD symptomatic
A.Fava beans
B.Anti Tuberculosis drugs
C.Anti-lnflammatories
D.All of the above
A.Fava beans
- True about G6PD
A.characterized by hemolytic anemia
B.does not affect life expectancy
C.Common in MiddIe America, Europe, and Africa
D.symptomatic
A.characterized by hemolytic anemia
- G6PD is most severe in RBC’s because:
A.The Pentose Phosphate Pathway is the sole source of NADPH in RBC’s
B.RBC’s have nucleus and can produce ribuIose-5-phosphate
C.Nore NADPH is needed in RBC’s to reduce glutathione
D.Glucose-6-Phosphate is consumed in RBC’s
A.The Pentose Phosphate Pathway is the sole source of NADPH in RBC’s
- A medical student developed hemolytic anemia after taking the oxidizing malarial drug primaquine. This severe reaction is most likely due to:
A.Glucose 6 phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency
B.Scurvy
C.Diabetes
D.Glycogen phosphorylase activity
A.Glucose 6 phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency
- Familial fructokinase deficiency causes no symptoms because:
A.hexokinase can phosphorylate fructose
B.liver aldolase can metabolize it
C.excess fructose is excreted trough feces
D.excess fructose is converted to glucose
A.hexokinase can phosphorylate fructose
10.The Uronic Acid Pathway: ,
A.catalyzes conversion of glucose to glucoronic, pentoses, sialic acid
B.Energy producing reaction
C.Occurs in the cytosol
D.alternative pathway for the oxidation of glucose
D.alternative pathway for the oxidation of glucose
- Which of the following statements about the metabolism of fructose is NOT true?
A.it can bypass phospofructokinase 1
B.it is inhibited by excess glucose
C.fructokinase needs magnesium as a cofactor
D.it ultimately produces glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate and dihydroacetone phosphate
B.it is inhibited by excess glucose
- Which statement regarding the reaction catalyzed by glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase is true?
A.it produces acetyl coA
B.it is the rate limiting step of the citric acid cycle
C.it produces NADP
D.it is the rate limiting step of the pentose phosphate pathway
D.it is the rate limiting step of the pentose phosphate pathway
- Which statement regarding transaldolase is true?
A.it links the pentose phosphate pathway to the citric acid cycle
B.it is an enzyme of the non oxidative phase of the pentose phosphate pathway
C.it requires thiamine pyrophosphate
D.it catalyzes the transfer of 2 carbon units
B.it is an enzyme of the non oxidative phase of the pentose phosphate pathway
- Which of the following is associated correctly?
A.maltose: galactose and glucose
B.sucrose: glucose and galactose
C.lactose: glucose and glucose
D.sucrose: glucose and fructose
E.lactose: galactose and galactose
D.sucrose: glucose and fructose
- Which of the following enxymes is NOT matched correctly to the reaction it catalyzes?
A.Lactase: Lactose: glucose and galactose
B.Galactose 1-Phophate uridyltransferase: galctose 1-Phosphate and UDP glucose to UDP-gaIactose and glucose 1-Phosphate
C.Galactose 1-Phophate uridyItransferase:glucose 6-phosphate and GDP Glucose
D.UDP gaIactose-4-epimerase:UDP-gaIactose to UDP-glucose
C.Galactose 1-Phophate uridyItransferase:glucose 6-phosphate and GDP Glucose
- Which statement regarding the pentose phosphate pathway is true?
A.it participates in the synthesis of NADP
B.it is regulated by the products of the citric acid cycle
C.it has multiple points of entry and endpoints connected to other pathways
D.it has multiple inputs but only 1 output
E.It is involved in the oxidation of fatty acids
C.it has multiple points of entry and endpoints connected to other pathways
- Salla disease is a rare disease resulting from the accumulation of:
A.fructose
B.hexosaminase
C.sialic acid
D.folinic acid
C.sialic acid
- Mannose can enter the glycolytic pathway through the:
A.isomerization into fructose 6-Phosphate
B.isomerization of glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate
C.it is a substrate of the glycolytic pathway
D.Through xyIuIose-5-Phospate being converted to Fructose 6-phosphate
A.isomerization into fructose 6-Phosphate
- Which enzyme-substance demonstrates the correct pairing?
A.galactokinase deficiency leads to accumulation of galactose 1-Phosphate
B.Aldose reductase leads to accumulation of galactitol
C.GALT deficiency leads to accumulation of galactose
D.A and C only
E.all of the above
B.Aldose reductase leads to accumulation of galactitol
- Which is true regarding fructose metabolism?
A.The affinity of hexokinase for Fructose 6-Phospate is higher than fructose
B.Can be catalyzed by Aldolase A B and C
C.A deficiency in Aldolase B can cause fructose poisoning
D.A and C only
E.all of the above
D.A and C only
- Which among the following is true reqarding phosphofru4okinase 1? {/^„)
A.catalyses the rate limiting step for glycolysis
B.catalyses synthesis of fructose 2 6-bisphosphate from fructose 6 -phosphate
C.is bypassed in fructose metabolism
D.A and C only
E.all of the above
D.A and C only
- In essential pentosuria, there is accumulation of what substance in the urine?
A.xylulose
B.lactose
C.fructose
D.galactose
E.fucose
A.xylulose
- Which is true regarding the Uronic Acid Pathway?
A.L-GuIonate is converted from UDP-gIucoronate
B.ascorbic acid cannot be synthesized in some animals
C.L-GuIonate is reduced
D.A and B only
E.all of the above
D.A and B only
- Which among the following demonstrate the use of NADPH?
A.Reduces Hydrogen Peroxide
B.Preserve integrity of WBC membrane
C.Phacgocytosis by red blood cells
D.A and C only
E.all of the above
A.Reduces Hydrogen Peroxide
- Use of NADPH that passes through the microsomal cytochrome — 450 monooxygenase system is:
A.detoxification of foreign compounds
B.steroid hormone synthesis
C.bile acid synthesis
D.convert Vitamin D3 to id active form
A.detoxification of foreign compounds
- Which of the following is a false statement regarding the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) Nomenclature or “Systematic names’?
A.Counting begins from the carboxylic acid end
B.Double bonds are labeled with cis-/trans- notation
C.Systematic names give the least information
D.The systematic name tells the number of C in the Fatty Acid chain, the degree of unsaturation, the C=C bond placement in the molecule and id stereochemistry
C.Systematic names give the least information
- Which of the following is not used in naming fatty acids?
A.Carbon atoms are numbered from the carboxyl carbon
B.The carboxyl carbon is designated as carbon No. 1
C.Carbon number 1 is also known as the a-carbon
D.The terminal methyl carbon is known as the w- or n-carbon.
C.Carbon number 1 is also known as the a-carbon
- In our diet, 90% of the fad are in this form:
A.Triglycerides
B.Cholesterol
C.Phospholipids
D.Glycolipids
A.Triglycerides
- These fatty acids lower both the plasma LDL and HDL
A.w-6 Fatty Acids
B.w-3 Fatty Acids
C.Saturated Fatt:y Acids
D.Monounsaturated Fatty Acids
A.w-6 Fatty Acids
- Which statement more appropriately defines lipids?
A.Lipids are homogeneous group of compounds
B.Lipids are essential components of all living organisms
C.Lipids are water soluble organic compounds
D.Lipids are all hydrophobic compounds
B.Lipids are essential components of all living organisms
- The essential fatty acids are examples of this class of fatty acids:
A.Saturated fats
B.Monounsaturated fats
C.Polyunsaturated fats
D.None of the above
C.Polyunsaturated fats
- Which of the following statements is FALSE?
A.As number of double bonds increases, melting point decreases
B.When double bonds are present they are nearly always in the trans configuration
C.When double bonds are present they are always spaced at three-carbon intervals
D.The introduction of a cis double bond causes the fatty acid to bend at that position
B.When double bonds are present they are nearly always in the trans configuration
- With only a few exceptions, natural fatty acids:
A.Contain an even number of carbon atoms
B.Arranged in a branched line
C.Have a carboxyl group (-COOH) at one end
D.Have a methyl group (CH3) at the other end
B.Arranged in a branched line
- The following statement about fatty acids is false?
A.As number of carbon chain length increases, melting point also increases
B.When double bonds are present, they are always spaced at three-carbon intervals
C.When double bonds are present they are nearly always in the cis rather than a trans configuration
D.The omega system of naming fatty acids involves numbering the carbon atoms beginning at the carboxyl end
D.The omega system of naming fatty acids involves numbering the carbon atoms beginning at the carboxyl end
35.
A. 18:2 (9, 12)
B. 18:2 (6, 9)
C. 18:2 ( —6)
D. 18:2 (n-6)
B. 18:2 (6, 9)
- True of geometric isomerism among fatty acids:
A.Occurs in saturated fatty acids
B.Depends on the orientation of the groups around the axes of the double bonds
C.Trans configuration entails acyl chains to be on same side of the double bonds
D.Cis configuration entails acyl chains to be on opposite side of the double bonds
B.Depends on the orientation of the groups around the axes of the double bonds
- Which is a True statement about lipids?
A.Their fluidity decreases with chain length and increases according to degree of unsaturation
B.Melting point dereases with increasing carbon number
C.Melting point of a saturated fatty acid is lower than in unsaturated fatty acid with the same number of carbons
D.Double bonds increase melting point relative to saturated acid
A.Their fluidity decreases with chain length and increases according to degree of unsaturation
- Which of the following statement does not describe Trans fatty acids?
A. They are chemically classified as unsaturated fatty acids
B.They behave more like a saturated fatty acids in the body
C.They elevate serum LDL and HDL
D.They increase the risk for coronary heart disease
C.They elevate serum LDL and HDL
- Generation of free radicals from lipids con@ining polyunsaturated fatty acids, that damage tissues and cause disease resuld from this process:
A.Peroxidation
B.Oxidation
C.Hydrogenation
D.Carboxylation
A.Peroxidation
- True of essential fatty acids
A.Linoleic acid is the precursor of u-6 arachidonic acid
B.a-LinoIenic acid is the precursor of ta-3 fatt:y acids that are impolant for growth and development
C.They are dietary essentials in humans because we lack the enzymes needed to synthesize them
D. All of the above
D. All of the above