This document contains a question bank with multiple choice and short answer questions on various topics in biochemistry including:
- The de novo biosynthesis of fatty acids, proteins, purine/pyrimidine nucleotides, and DNA/RNA.
- Metabolic pathways such as glycolysis, citric acid cycle, beta-oxidation of fatty acids, and gluconeogenesis.
- Energy yielding reactions and energetics in metabolic pathways.
- Structure and functions of biomolecules like DNA, RNA, proteins, lipids, carbohydrates.
- Enzyme kinetics, inhibition, classification, coenzymes.
- Genetic code and protein synthesis.
The question bank is
2. 19. Define coenzymes discuss different types of coenzymes.
20. Explain the semi conservative mode of replication of DNA.
21. Explain the chemi osmatic theory of oxidative phosphorylation.
22. Explain the competitive enzyme inhibition with examples.
23. How ketone bodies formed.
24. Describe the hormonal regulation of blood glucose level.
25. Give Structure and biological significance of ATP and Cyclic AMP.
26. Give significance of cholesterol, How it gets converted to bile acids
27. Explain Glycogenesis and Glycogenolysis.
28. Define coenzymes, Give the structure and biological role of coenzyme NAD and FAD.
29. Describe HMP pathway and its significance.
30. Write the formation of ketone bodies in the body.
31. Explain the biological important compounds obtained from the cholesterol.
32. Describe the process of transcription.
33. Explain the structure and functions of t-RNA.
34. Define carbohydrates classify them with example and their biological significance.
35. Explain glycogen storage disease.
36. Write the catabolism of purine Nucleotides.
37. Define genetic code and give its salient futures.
38. Explain the competitive enzyme inhibition with examples.
39. Define oxidative and substrate level phosphorylation.
40. Define coenzymes; Give the structure and functions of NAD And FAD.
41. Define enzyme? Give IUB classification of enzymes with examples.
42. Givè chemical classification of amino acids.
43. Explain gluconeogenesis with reactions involved in it and write its Importance.
44. Describe the double helical structure of DNA.
45. Explain disorders of lipid metabolism.
46. Define Enthalpy and entropy? Explain the relation between them.
2 marks short essay
1. Define isoenzyme with examples.
2. What is the role of carnitine in fatty acid metabolism?
3. What is denaturation and renaturation of proteins?
4. Name chain terminating codons.
5. What are isoenzymes? Give examples.
6. Name the essential amino acids
7. What is the B-Oxidation of fatty acids?
8. Write the uncouplers of ETC.
9. Write four differences between DNA and RNA.
10. Define energy rich compounds with examples.
11. What is ketosis.
12. What are cofactors? Give examples.
13. Name bile pigments, bile salts. What is galactosuria ? Name the enzyme involved in it.
3. 14. Give the structures of any two essential fatty acids.
15. What are holoenzymes? Give examples.
16. What is atherosclerosis?
17. Write the inhibitors of ETC.
18. Name the different types of jaundice.
19. Write any two biochemical functions of cholesterol.
20. What are lipotropic factors? Name them.
21. Give the therapeutic importancs of enzymes.
22. Write the types of diabetic mellitus.
23. Name different types of porphyrias
24. Define nucleosides and nucleotides.
25. What is Gout?
26. Name the glucogenic amino acids.
27. Define Km and write its significance.
28. Mention the bases of DNA and RNA
29. Name the enzymes and coenzymes present in pyruvate dehydrogenase Complex.
30. What are okazaki fragments.
31. What is alkaptonuria
32. Write the biological significance of proteins.
33. Define enzyme induction and repression
34. Give the Amphibolic Nature of Krebs cycle.
35. Name the essential amino acids.
36. What is hyperbilirubinemia?
37. Define nucleosides and nucleotides
38. Write the significance of line weaver burk plot.
39. What is isoelectric point?
40. Define free energy and redox potential.
41. Write four differences between DNA and RNA.
42. Write the structure and biochemical functions of cyclic AMP.
43. Define essential fatty acids with examples.
44. Give the physicochemical functions of serotonin.
45. What is phenyl ketonuria?
46. What are the functions of t-RNA
47. Write the biological functions of proteins.
48. Name the bile salts and give their significance
49. Name the ketogenic amino acids.
50. Amphibolic Nature of TCA cycle.
51. Write the biological significance of proteins.
52. Define V max and write its significance.